TY - JOUR KW - Calcium KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Magnesium AU - Sinha S N AU - Gupta S C AU - Bishi D AB -

Serum calcium and magnesium were studied in 200 leprosy patients and 25 apparently healthy individuals. Serum calcium was found to be significantly decreased in all types of leprosy except tuberculoid. The decrease in serum magnesium was highly significant in tuberculoid, lepromatous and borderline lepromatous cases.

BT - Leprosy in India C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/651318?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1978 Jan IS - 1 J2 - Lepr India LA - eng N2 -

Serum calcium and magnesium were studied in 200 leprosy patients and 25 apparently healthy individuals. Serum calcium was found to be significantly decreased in all types of leprosy except tuberculoid. The decrease in serum magnesium was highly significant in tuberculoid, lepromatous and borderline lepromatous cases.

PY - 1978 SP - 54 EP - 6 T2 - Leprosy in India TI - Serum calcium and magnesium in different types of leprosy. VL - 50 SN - 0024-1024 ER -