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Archives 1990
Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal
Volume 2, Number 3
TITLE: Lepromin reaction in patients with falciparum malaria
AUTHOR: Tin Shwe; Pe Than Myint
SOURCE: Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 1990; 2(3): 157-159
ABSTRACT: The study was done to find out if ther is any relation between leprosy and malaria, and to find out the cellular responses of the host to Mycobaterium leprae extract in malaria patients. As a preliminary step lepromin was tested on malaria patients. 57.7% of malaria patients were lepromin negative or doubtful reaction. Among the controls only 7% showed negative or doubtful reaction.
SUBJECT HEADINGS: Malaria, Falciparum
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