01476nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653002500065653003300090653001700123653001300140653001100153653001900164653001200183653002400195653000900219653001300228653001400241653002100255100001400276700001400290700001500304700001400319245006500333856004100398300000900439490000700448050001600455520064100471022001401112       1981                            d  c1981 Mar10aAdult10aErectile Dysfunction10aFollicle Stimulating Hormone10aGynecomastia10aHormones10aHumans10aHydrocortisone10aleprosy10aLuteinizing Hormone10aMale10aOrchitis10aProlactin10aThyroid Hormones1 aRolston R1 aMathews M1 aTaylor P M1 aKoshy T S00aHormone profile in lepromatous leprosy. A preliminary study.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v49n1a06.pdf  a31-60 v49  aROLSTON19813 a<p>In a preliminary study, 11 male patients with lepromatous leprosy were evaluated with regard to endocrinopathy and hormonal status. Basal circulating hormone levels were estimated with a view to correlating the biochemical findings and clinical features. Thyroid hormones T3 and T4, Free Thyroxine Index (FTI), TSH, and cortisol were within normal limits, indicating that further study of these hormones would not be worthwhile. The finding of elevated levels of prolactin as well as the gonadotrophins LH and FSH, however, promises to yield more valuable information if studied in greater detail in a larger group of patients.</p>
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