Millar J W, Gannon C, Chan C S
Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis. 1975 Jul-Sep;43(3):226-33.
The Mitsuda and Fernandez reactions to bacilli prepared from lesions of human patients and bacilli from infected armadillos were studied in 112 leprosy patients. It was observed that there is no substantial difference when armadillo lepromin is used instead of human lepromin except that a larger induration occurs with the use of the armadillo lepromin in a majority of cases. The number of those reporting a burning sensation at the armadillo lepromin injection site was slightly higher in lepromatous patients; whereas the burning sensation was observed at the human lepromin injection site by the tuberculoid cases. With the significant information compiled in this study, it is concluded that lepromin prepared from bacilli obtained from infected armadillos is as effective as that prepared from bacilli obtained from the lesions of leprosy patients.
在112例麻风病患者中研究了对从人类患者病变处制备的杆菌以及感染犰狳的杆菌的光田反应和费尔南德斯反应。观察到，使用犰狳麻风菌素代替人麻风菌素时没有实质性差异，只是在大多数情况下使用犰狳麻风菌素会出现更大的硬结。在瘤型患者中，报告在犰狳麻风菌素注射部位有烧灼感的人数略多；而结核样型病例在人麻风菌素注射部位观察到有烧灼感。根据本研究汇编的重要信息，得出结论：从感染犰狳获得的杆菌制备的麻风菌素与从麻风病患者病变处获得的杆菌制备的麻风菌素一样有效。
