01328nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001200089653001000101653001100111653001100122653001000133653001200143653001400155653000900169653001600178100001200194700001400206700001700220700001400237245004400251300000900295490000600304520069000310022001401000       1979                            d  c1979 Jun10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aCalcium10aChild10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMagnesium10aMale10aMiddle Aged1 aNigam P1 aDayal S G1 aSriwastava P1 aJoshi L D00aSerum calcium and magnesium in leprosy.  a81-30 v33 a<p>Serum calcium and magnesium were studied in 70 leprosy patients and 25 normal healthy individuals. An attempt has been made in this study to find out if there is any correlation between the clinical and pathological status of the disease and serum calcium and magnesium levels in the blood. Serum calcium was found to be significantly decreased in lepromatous leprosy (Ca=8.42+/-0.7 mg%, P less than 0.001) and dimorphous leprosy (Ca=8.68+/-0.94 mg%, P less than 0.05) while it was normal in tuberculoid leprosy (Ca=9.14+/-2.12, P less than 0.05). The decrease in serum magnesium level was highly significant in all clinical types of leprosy (Mg=1.08+/-0.29, P less than 0.001).</p>  a0129-4024