01008nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001100059653001200070653001600082653001300098100002200111700001400133700001600147245006100163300001100224490000700235050003200242520050200274022001400776       1984                            d  c1984 Oct-Dec10aHumans10aleprosy10aPilocarpine10aSweating1 aChattopadhyay S P1 aBorua P C1 aRathore B S00aValue of pilocarpine test in early diagnosis of leprosy.  a877-830 v56  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Modified Pilocarpine Test was carried out in 48 patients under investigation for Leprosy. 37 cases showed deficient sweating of varying degree. Many of these patients did not reveal confirmatory histopathological changes and were bacteriologically negative. In the absence of other causes of neuropathy this finding of deficient sweating by modified pilocarpine test, was significant. Same test was carried out in 8 confirmed cases of Tuberculoid leprosy. All cases showed positive results.</p>  a0254-9395