@article{16329, keywords = {Alanine Transaminase, Aspartate Aminotransferases, Counterimmunoelectrophoresis, Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, Humans, Immunodiffusion, leprosy, Male}, author = {Lenka M R and Ghosh E and Panja S K}, title = {Incidence of Australia antigen in leprosy.}, abstract = {

Ninety seven male patients attending the Leprosy clinic of the Dermatology Out-patients' Department were studied for the detection of Australia antigen. There was a 20% antigen positivity in patients suffering from Lepromatous Leprosy and 5.7% in the cases with Tuberculoid Leprosy. SGPT level was found to be significant in patients with Lepromatous Leprosy having Australia antigen as compared to other groups.

}, year = {1981}, journal = {Leprosy in India}, volume = {53}, pages = {38-44}, month = {1981 Jan}, issn = {0024-1024}, language = {eng}, }