01244nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001100080653001100091653001200102653000900114653001600123653000900139100001500148700001300163700001500176700001200191245004600203856004100249300001100290490000700301520064400308022001400952       1984                            d  c1984 Sep10aAdolescent10aAdult10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aZinc1 aMathur N K1 aSharma M1 aMangal H N1 aRai S M00aSerum zinc levels in subtypes of leprosy.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v52n3a05.pdf  a327-300 v523 a<p>Serum zinc levels were estimated in 146 patients with different types of leprosy and 40 control subjects. Tuberculoid patients were found to have normal serum zinc levels. A gradual reduction in serum zinc levels was observed from TT to LL. Serum zinc levels were not significantly higher in patients treated with dapsone for approximately 18 months. The cause of hypozincemia is not clear, but the findings suggest that there are correlations among bacillary load, immune status, and serum zinc. Zinc deficiency could be one of the factors involved in the nonspecific suppression of cell-mediated immunity in lepromatous leprosy.</p>
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