@article{12760,
  keywords = {C-Reactive Protein, Humans, Immunoglobulin A, Immunoglobulin G, Immunoglobulin M, leprosy},
  author = {Sengupta U and Sinha S and Ramu G},
  title = {Immunological assessment of sera of leprosy patients.},
  abstract = {<p>IgG levels were significantly high in sera of all types of leprosy. House-hold contacts of lepromatous leprosy (LL) cases also showed significantly higher values for IgG when compared to that of control. Except polar tuberculoid (TT) cases and house-hold contacts other types of leprosy revealed a significant rise in IgA levels in their sera. IgM was only raised in borderline tuberculoid (BT) cases. C-reactive protein (CRP) was present in the sera of all types of leprosy. Highest positivity (97%) was shown by sera from erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) cases. Rose-Waaler antibody (RA) was noted in BT, borderline leprosy (BL), LL and ENL cases. Significance of these findings is discussed.</p>},
  year = {1979},
  journal = {Leprosy in India},
  volume = {51},
  pages = {43-8},
  month = {1979 Jan},
  issn = {0024-1024},
  language = {eng},
}