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Immunologic Aspects of Leprosy
Author(s) -
Ashamaila L.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1986.tb03452.x
Subject(s) - leprosy , medicine , lepromatous leprosy , tuberculoid leprosy , immunology , peripheral blood , antibody , dermatology
Twenty seven cases of leprosy from Egypt were examined. Monocytes were found to be high in peripheral blood in lepromatous cases. The percentage of small lymphocytes in blood was increased in tuberculoid patients. The immunoglobulins were higher in all types of leprosy patients than in normal persons.