**5. Surveillance**

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Clofazimine: 150 mg once a month, and 50 mg every other day.

Rifampicin: 450 mg once a month.

Treatment regimen for MB leprosy in children (ages 10–14 years) is (**Figure 5**):

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**Figure 5.**

*MDT for adult PB type of leprosy [2, 7].*

*MDT for pediatric MB type of leprosy [2, 7].*

*MDT for pediatric PB type of leprosy [2, 7].*

Clinical surveillance of the patients after completion of treatment is an important part of MDT to ensure complete cure. For paucibacillary cases follow up for at least once a year for 2 years after completion of treatment and for multibacillary cases at least once a year for 5 years [3–5].
