TY - JOUR
KW - Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
KW - Adult
KW - Chi-Square Distribution
KW - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Hydrocortisone
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
AU - Bansal R
AU - Garg B R
AU - Adithan C
AU - Vasireddi S S
AU - Kumar V
AU - Chandra D
AB - <p>Basal plasma cortisol levels in 12 controls and 60 patients with different types of leprosy were within normal limits. They were significantly lower in multibacillary leprosy patients; this abnormality might be due to long standing stress leading to adrenal exhaustion. The plasma cortisol level significantly increased after the ACTH (Synacthen) stimulation test in all of the varieties of leprosy tested, which suggests that the adrenal reserve is maintained in such cases.</p>
BT - The Journal of dermatology
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7722095?dopt=Abstract
DA - 1995 Feb
DO - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1995.tb03350.x
IS - 2
J2 - J. Dermatol.
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Basal plasma cortisol levels in 12 controls and 60 patients with different types of leprosy were within normal limits. They were significantly lower in multibacillary leprosy patients; this abnormality might be due to long standing stress leading to adrenal exhaustion. The plasma cortisol level significantly increased after the ACTH (Synacthen) stimulation test in all of the varieties of leprosy tested, which suggests that the adrenal reserve is maintained in such cases.</p>
PY - 1995
SP - 95
EP - 7
T2 - The Journal of dermatology
TI - Cortisol status in different types of leprosy.
VL - 22
SN - 0385-2407
ER -