01054nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653003800059653001000097653001100107653001200118653001400130653000900144653001300153100001700166700001700183245003700200300001200237490000700249050003200256520051000288022001400798       2004                            d  c2004 Oct-Dec10aAutonomic Nervous System Diseases10aColor10aHumans10aleprosy10aNinhydrin10aSkin10aSweating1 aMarkendeya N1 aSrinivas C R00aNinhydrin sweat test in leprosy.  a299-3040 v76  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Loss of sensation is an important feature of leprosy. Loss of sweating over the affected site due to loss of autonomic function occurs in leprosy. We have studied a simple, non-invasive, rapid method, using 1% ninhydrin in acetone, to detect loss of sweat function. The test was effective in detecting and grading the sweat function in 84 cases of different types of leprosy. We were able to detect normal sweating in 16 patients with hypopigmented lesion due to causes other than Hansen's disease.</p>  a0254-9395