Atopic Dermatitis: a Short Summary
Prevention:
- primary:
- no vaccine available
- Vaccination against tuberculosis (TBC) also called BCG (Bacille Calmette Guerin against tuberculosis) has some effect
- secondary=early diagnosis and treatment:
- chemoprophylaxis (treatment of subclinical leprosy) (destined to those in potential contact) and immunoprophylaxis: single dose of rifampicine 300mg-600mg according to weight
- tertiary: prevention of disability
leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) and TBC
- BCG is effective in leprosy especially for avoiding complicated leprosy such as for miliary (multibacillary/lepromatous) and meningeal leprosy
- Rifampicin and BCG have an 80% protection rate. Rifampicin alone has a 58% protective affect and BCG only 57%
Contributors:
Dr Christophe HSU – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland
Source of information: Richardus JH. Chemo- and Immunoprophylactic Strategies in Leprosy Control. 2012 (02) – 20th Regional Conference of Dermatology (RCD) – Manila, Phillipines
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