An immunotherapeutic agent prepared from patient's own affected skin was tried in 30 leprosy cases. 53.6% cases of lepromatous and borderline lepromatous group showed lepromin conversion from lepromin negativity to positivity after 12 weeks of immunotherapy. The clinical and bacteriological improvement was also good. 88.1% cases of borderline tuberculoid also showed fair to good clinical recovery following 12 weeks of immunotherapy.
BT - Indian journal of leprosy C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3805795?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1986 Apr-Jun IS - 2 J2 - Indian J Lepr LA - eng N2 -An immunotherapeutic agent prepared from patient's own affected skin was tried in 30 leprosy cases. 53.6% cases of lepromatous and borderline lepromatous group showed lepromin conversion from lepromin negativity to positivity after 12 weeks of immunotherapy. The clinical and bacteriological improvement was also good. 88.1% cases of borderline tuberculoid also showed fair to good clinical recovery following 12 weeks of immunotherapy.
PY - 1986 SP - 233 EP - 9 T2 - Indian journal of leprosy TI - Immunotherapy in leprosy: a new approach. VL - 58 SN - 0254-9395 ER -