Adenosine deaminase activity in leprosy.
Indian J Lepr
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1993 Apr-Jun; 65(2): 201-5
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-54398
ABSTRACT
Serum adenosine deaminase (ADA) was studied in 60 patients of different types of leprosy and 50 healthy control subjects. ADA levels in patients with tuberculoid (50.50 +/- 5.22 U/L), borderline (41.14 +/- 3.89 U/L) and lepromatous leprosy (30.10 +/- .03 U/L) were higher than that in controls (17.84 +/- 2.78 U/L), thus correlating with the immunological status of patients. Patients with lepra reaction showed decreased ADA levels and higher grade of lepromin test positivity was associated with increased ADA activity.
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Main subject:
Humans
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Leprosy, Borderline
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Leprosy, Lepromatous
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Leprosy, Tuberculoid
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Adenosine Deaminase
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Lepr
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
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