@article{15449,
  keywords = {Humans, Leprostatic Agents, leprosy, T-Lymphocytes, Tuberculosis, Cutaneous},
  author = {Sarno E N and Kaplan G and Alvaranga F and Nogueira N and Porto J A and Cohn Z A},
  title = {Effect of treatment on the cellular composition of cutaneous lesions in leprosy patients.},
  abstract = {<p>We report on the cellular composition of the cutaneous lesions of 38 leprosy patients prior to and after 12-18 months of chemotherapy. All of the patients with tuberculoid (TT) disease had OKT4/OKT8 ratios that exceeded 1.0. In the indeterminate patients, the ratio varied depending upon the immune status of the individual. A low ratio of OKT4/OKT8 cells (0.25) was found in the LL patients as previously reported. The low ratio of OKT4/OKT8 in the lesions of lepromatous patients did not undergo significant changes after treatment in spite of a marked reduction in the number of intracellular bacilli.</p>},
  year = {1984},
  journal = {International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association},
  volume = {52},
  pages = {496-500},
  month = {1984 Dec},
  issn = {0148-916X},
  language = {eng},
}