01253nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001800080653001000098653001100108653003000119653001300149653001200162653000900174653001600183100001400199700001400213700001200227700001600239245004600255300001100301490000700312050003200319520058600351022001400937       1982                            d  c1982 Jul10aAdolescent10aAdult10aBetamethasone10aChild10aHumans10aHypersensitivity, Delayed10aLepromin10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged1 aKundu S K1 aHazra S K1 aGhosh S1 aChaudhuri S00aCorticosteroids and lepromin sensitivity.  a489-980 v54  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Corticosteroids are known to influence the hypersensitivity reaction in a number of diseases involving hypersensitivity of tissues and alter the antigen antibody reactions in vivo. Corticosteroids administered in thirty tuberculoid cases for a period of 3 weeks showed negative response in the lepromin positive cases uniformly thereby proving suppression of cell mediated immunity in tuberculoid cases under the influence of corticosteroids; hence polar concept of tuberculoid type may be under question with continuous and prolonged corticosteroid therapy under necessity.</p>  a0024-1024