Specific antigen and antibody to Mycobacterium leprae in the cryoprecipitate of a patient with Lucio phenomenon.
Using a sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assay we showed that the cryoglobulins of a patient with Lucio phenomenon contain phenolic glycolipid I antigen and a specific antibody.
D000293:Adolescent; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000032:analysis; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D000939:Epitopes; D004890:Erythema / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000276:immunology*; D013696:Temperature
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000939:Epitopes; D006017:Glycolipids; C045169:phenolic glycolipid I, Mycobacterium leprae