Nigam P, Dayal S G, Sriwastava P, Joshi L D
Asian J Infect Dis. 1979 Jun;3(2):81-3.
Serum calcium and magnesium were studied in 70 leprosy patients and 25 normal healthy individuals. An attempt has been made in this study to find out if there is any correlation between the clinical and pathological status of the disease and serum calcium and magnesium levels in the blood. Serum calcium was found to be significantly decreased in lepromatous leprosy (Ca=8.42+/-0.7 mg%, P less than 0.001) and dimorphous leprosy (Ca=8.68+/-0.94 mg%, P less than 0.05) while it was normal in tuberculoid leprosy (Ca=9.14+/-2.12, P less than 0.05). The decrease in serum magnesium level was highly significant in all clinical types of leprosy (Mg=1.08+/-0.29, P less than 0.001).
对70例麻风患者和25名正常健康个体的血清钙和镁进行了研究。本研究试图查明疾病的临床和病理状况与血液中血清钙和镁水平之间是否存在任何相关性。发现瘤型麻风患者血清钙显著降低（钙=8.42±0.7mg%，P<0.001），双型麻风患者血清钙也显著降低（钙=8.68±0.94mg%，P<0.05），而结核样型麻风患者血清钙正常（钙=9.14±2.12，P<0.05）。在所有临床类型的麻风病中，血清镁水平的降低都非常显著（镁=1.08±0.29，P<0.001）。
