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  • Title: Cutaneous responses to antigens and irritants in patients of leprosy.
    Author: Kumar B, Kaur S, Ganguly NK, Sharma S.
    Journal: Lepr India; 1980 Jul; 52(3):405-10. PubMed ID: 7206636.
    Abstract:
    Forty seven patients of various types of leprosy were skin tested with PPD, Dharmendra lepromin, DNCB, Coccidiodin, histamine and croton oil. Twenty five age matched normal controls were also included in the study. All types of leprosy patients reacted in smaller numbers and with decreased response to all antigens and irritants as compared to normal controls. Depression of response being minimum in tuberculoid and maximum in lepromatous group. None of the patients or controls reacted to coccidiodin. Details are given.
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