Karat A B, Rao P S
Lepr India. 1977 Apr;49(2):187-96.
Haematological studies in 904 adult leprosy patients with different types of leprosy, in various stages of the disease and treatment are described. Haemoglobin, packed cell volume, serum albumin and serum iron are significantly lower among lepromatous leprosy patients as compared with non-lepromatous patients. The serum B12 levels were significantly higher among the lepromatous group. Acid fast bacilli have been demonstrated in skin smear negative leprosy patients with indeterminate and tuberculoid leprosy, suggesting occurrence of bacillaemia in these groups of patients.
本文描述了对904例不同类型麻风病、处于疾病不同阶段及治疗阶段的成年麻风病患者进行的血液学研究。与非瘤型麻风患者相比，瘤型麻风患者的血红蛋白、红细胞压积、血清白蛋白和血清铁显著降低。瘤型麻风组的血清维生素B12水平显著更高。在皮肤涂片阴性的未定类和结核样型麻风病患者中已证实存在抗酸杆菌，提示这些患者群体中发生了菌血症。
