To a general hospital
• Severe ENL reaction
• Severe side effects to drugs
• Patients with RR and complications as mentioned under “reactions”
• Wounds that need surgical debridement
• Patients requiring simple amputation.
To a hospital with surgical facilities
• Osteomyelitis of hands or feet
• Plantar ulcer that may benefit from skin grafting
• Patients requiring Syme's amputation.
To eye specialist
• Patients for lid surgery
• a lid gap of more than 5 mm on mild closure
• visibility (exposure) of the cornea on mild closure
• exposure keratitis
• lagophthalmos and corneal anaesthesia combined.
• Patients with corneal ulcer if this is not improving on treatment with an antibiotic eye ointment and eye pad
• Patients with acute iridocyclitis if this does not respond to treatment with atropine and steroids
• Patients with low visual acuity (finger counting at less than 3 meters) caused by cataract and without corneal scarring
• Patients with glaucoma.
To reconstructive surgeon
Indications for reconstructive surgery (tendon transfers) are;
• mobile claw hand
• mobile hand drop
• mobile foot drop
• mobile paralyzed thumb abduction/opposition lagophthalmos with exposure of the cornea.
Indications for cosmetic surgery are;
• nose reconstruction
• ear reconstruction
• eyebrow reconstruction.
To orthopedic workshop
• Below knee and above knee amputation
• Severe deformity of the foot which requires a plastazote boot.