01476nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002000055653001900075653001100094653001900105653001200124653001400136653001100150100001100161700001600172700001500188700001200203700001900215245004100234300001100275490000700286050001300293520087800306022001401184       1988                            d  c1988 Oct10a17-Ketosteroids10aAdrenal Cortex10aHumans10aHydrocortisone10aleprosy10aPotassium10aSodium1 aGarg R1 aAgrawal J K1 aBajpai H S1 aSingh G1 aSrivastava P K00aAdreno-cortical function in leprosy.  a609-150 v60  aGARG19883 a<p>Adreno cortical function was carried out in 43 cases of leprosy. These cases were further divided into tuberculoid, borderline, lepromatous and Lepra reaction. Serum and urinary electrolyte, urinary 17-Ketosteroid and 17-Ketogenic steroid and plasma cortisol levels were measured to assess the adrenocortical status in these different forms of leprosy. It was observed that these parameters were within normal limit in tuberculoid leprosy except low value of urinary 17-Ketogenic steroid. The borderline and Lepromatous leprosy cases revealed low values of urinary sodium, potassium and 17-Ketogenic steroid and high level of serum potassium. However, the cases of lepra reaction revealed low value of serum and urinary sodium and potassium, urinary 17-Ketogenic steroid. The basal plasma cortisol level was high in this group but it was statistically insignificant.</p>  a0254-9395