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.
BT - Indian journal of leprosy C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16119139?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 2004 Oct-Dec IS - 4 J2 - Indian J Lepr LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 2004 SP - 299 EP - 304 T2 - Indian journal of leprosy TI - Ninhydrin sweat test in leprosy. VL - 76 SN - 0254-9395 ER -