@article{17843,
  keywords = {B-Lymphocytes, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Humans, Immunoglobulins, leprosy},
  author = {Faber W R and Leiker DL and Cormane R H},
  title = {Immunoglobulin-bearing cells in leprosy.},
  abstract = {<p>Peripheral blood lymphocytes of 28 untreated and 17 treated patients with different types of leprosy were investigated for the occurrence of immunoglobulin (Ig) bearing cells by means of a smear method. Seven healthy Africans served as controls. In a later stage a complementary study was performed on 6 tuberculoid and 6 lepromatous leprosy patients by means of a suspension method. The immunofluorescence technique was used for the detection of Ig-bearing cells, In tuberculoid leprosy an increase of Ig-bearing cells seems to occur during treatment, predominantly expressed by an increase in IgD-bearing cells. In lepromatous leprosy no increased percentages of Ig-bearing cells were observed.</p>},
  year = {1976},
  journal = {Acta dermato-venereologica},
  volume = {56},
  pages = {319-26},
  month = {1976},
  issn = {0001-5555},
  language = {eng},
}