Chemotherapy of Leprosy
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Till recently the mainstay in the treatment of leprosy were Hydnocarpus (Chaulmoogra) Oil and its derivatives. The foundations of chemotherapy of leprosy can be said to have been laid early in this century with the isolation of hydnocarpic and chaulmoogric acids, believed to be the active principles of the oil, and the preparation of sodium salts of these acids. The introduction of sulphone drugs in the treatment of leprosy about 12 years ago, has initiated a new era in the chemotherapy of leprosy. Since then great advances have baen made in this field.
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