title: Tear lysozyme in lepromatous leprosy.
abstract: Lysozyme concentrations have been estimated in 47 patients with lepromatous leprosy and in 50 healthy people by a single radial immunodiffusion technique using monospecific antiserum against human lysozyme. In healthy people the mean tear lysozyme concentration was 1.34 mg/ml. In leprosy patients the mean tear lysozyme concentration was 1.0 mg/ml. Anterior uveitis per se did not appear to alter the lysozyme concentration in tears.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009113:Muramidase / Q000032:analysis*; D013666:Tears / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009113:Muramidase