title: T and B cells in borderline (BB) leprosy.
abstract: The response to standard Dharmendra lepromin and the circulating T, B cell numbers in the peripheral blood were quantitated in 15 patients with Borderline (BB) Leprosy. On the basis of lepromin response, the patients fall into three groups (a) negative (b) +/- reaction (c) rarely positive. No significant difference in the numbers of E-rosette and EAC rosette forming cells was observed in the BB patients in comparison to controls.
authors.affiliation: Central JALMA Institute for Leprosy, Taj Ganj.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Biggins
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramu
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Desikan
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007916:Lepromin; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007916:Lepromin