01269nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002300055653001100078653002100089653002100110653002100131653001200152100001500164700001200179700001100191245005800202300000900260490000700269050003200276520070500308022001401013       1979                            d  c1979 Jan10aC-Reactive Protein10aHumans10aImmunoglobulin A10aImmunoglobulin G10aImmunoglobulin M10aleprosy1 aSengupta U1 aSinha S1 aRamu G00aImmunological assessment of sera of leprosy patients.  a43-80 v51  aInfolep Library - available3 a<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>  a0024-1024