@article{11777,
  keywords = {Humans, Immunity, Cellular, Immunotherapy, Lepromin, leprosy},
  author = {Chattopadhyay S P and Gupta C M},
  title = {Immunotherapy in leprosy: a new approach.},
  abstract = {<p>An immunotherapeutic agent prepared from patient's own affected skin was tried in 30 leprosy cases. 53.6% cases of lepromatous and borderline lepromatous group showed lepromin conversion from lepromin negativity to positivity after 12 weeks of immunotherapy. The clinical and bacteriological improvement was also good. 88.1% cases of borderline tuberculoid also showed fair to good clinical recovery following 12 weeks of immunotherapy.</p>},
  year = {1986},
  journal = {Indian journal of leprosy},
  volume = {58},
  pages = {233-9},
  month = {1986 Apr-Jun},
  issn = {0254-9395},
  language = {eng},
}