@article{10445, keywords = {Antibodies, Antinuclear, Autoantibodies, Female, Humans, leprosy, Male, Thyroid Gland}, author = {Yumnam I S and Sehgal S and Kaur S and Kumar B and Rastogi G K}, title = {Evaluation of thyroid functions in leprosy. III. Circulating auto-antibodies against thyroid and nuclear components.}, abstract = {

Sera from twenty six patients of various types of leprosy were tested for the detection of circulating auto-antibodies and nuclear components against thyroid using various methods. Four patients of lepromatous leprosy had higher levels of thyroid auto-antibodies by latex agglutination. Three patients showed the presence of anti-nuclear antibodies, two belonged to the TT and one to the LL group.

}, year = {1977}, journal = {Leprosy in India}, volume = {49}, pages = {495-9}, month = {1977 Oct}, issn = {0024-1024}, language = {eng}, }