01166nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653001600069653002700085653001100112653002100123653001200144653001600156653001500172653001200187653002200199100001200221700001200233700001400245700001100259245006200270300000900332490000700341050003200348520047000380022001400850       1986                            d  c1986 Jan-Mar10aAdult10aAge Factors10aHemagglutination Tests10aHumans10aImmunity, Innate10aleprosy10aMiddle Aged10aSkin Ulcer10aTetanus10aTetanus Antitoxin1 aSingh M1 aKumar B1 aAyagiri A1 aKaur S00aNatural tetanus immunity in lepromatous leprosy patients.  a91-50 v58  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>35 lepromatous leprosy patients with recurrent trophic ulcers were analysed for tetanus antitoxin levels by passive haemagglutination test (PHA). 42.85% patients and 32% controls had protective levels of antitoxin in their serum (greater than or equal to 0.1). All the patients (100%) demonstrated measurable antitoxin levels. The findings indicate immunological protection from tetanus and support the clinical impression of it's rarity in leprosy patients.</p>  a0254-9395