title: Glucose tolerance test in leprosy.
abstract: Glucose tolerance test was carried out in 43 cases of leprosy. They included cases of tuberculoid, borderline, lepromatous leprosy and those with lepra reaction. It was observed that normal curve was common in tuberculoid leprosy. Flat glucose tolerance curve was observed in borderline and lepromatous leprosy. However, the diabetic curve was common in Lepra reaction. Fasting blood sugar was low in lepromatous leprosy and it tended to be marginally high in lepra reaction. Normal GTT response was observed in those with duration of disease between 0-6 months, flat curves in those with duration of disease between 7-12 months while diabetic curve was more common in those with disease duration of more than 2 years.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology Institute, Medical Science B.H.U., Varanasi.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bajpai
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Srivastava
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000097:blood*; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000097:blood; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000097:blood; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose