This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Dental
Treatment of severe ulnar neuritis in borderline tuberculoid leprosy is – 
Select and explain. 
A. MDT only, B. MDT + steroid, C. Wait and watch, D. MDT + thalidomide
B: MDT + steroid
Answer: B: MDT + steroid 
Explanation: The pharmacological treatment for severe neuritis in leprosy involves elemination of infection by the organism with MDT and altering the immune response with steroid to prevent further nerve damage.
Neuritis implies pain in the affected nerve (or nerves) together with swelling and tenderness and carries a risk of disturbance of function depending on the type of nerve affected.
Steroids act by dispersing intraneural oedema and by doing so relieve pressure on nerve fibres. It is important to continue antileprosy drugs. (MDT)