The intervention treatment with the immuno-adjuvant levamisole was given in 14 persistently bacteriologically positive lepromatous cases who had had adequate chemotherapy for over 5 years. There was a temporary conversion of the early lepromin reaction in a majority of the patients with a corresponding improvement in clinical and bacteriological status. However, the lepromin response was short lived. Most patients had become bacteriologically negative at the end of 1 year. No adverse effects due to levamisole therapy were encountered.
BT - Leprosy in India C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6876762?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1983 Jan IS - 1 J2 - Lepr India LA - eng N2 -The intervention treatment with the immuno-adjuvant levamisole was given in 14 persistently bacteriologically positive lepromatous cases who had had adequate chemotherapy for over 5 years. There was a temporary conversion of the early lepromin reaction in a majority of the patients with a corresponding improvement in clinical and bacteriological status. However, the lepromin response was short lived. Most patients had become bacteriologically negative at the end of 1 year. No adverse effects due to levamisole therapy were encountered.
PY - 1983 SP - 64 EP - 7 T2 - Leprosy in India TI - Preliminary trial of intervention levamisole therapy in persistently bacteriologically positive lepromatous leprosy. VL - 55 SN - 0024-1024 ER -