[Nasal leprosy: impact of multitherapy in the morphology and physiology of the nose].

Introduction: The multi-drug therapy protocol has allowed leprosy patients following this strategy to achieve complete recovery without developing neurotrophic sequelae or deformities.

Objectives: To assess the impact of multi-drug therapy on the development of nasal deformities and nasal airway patency.

Patients And Method: In an overall group of 84 patients studied, 38 were treated with a therapy based on a single drug and 22 were treated with multi-drug while 24 subjects formed a control group.