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KMID : 0386320070400010051
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Korean Leprosy Bulletin
2007 Volume.40 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.58
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8 Cases of Hansen’s Disease (New case & Relapse)
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Kim Jong-Pill
Lee Mi-Do
Kim Yeon-Sil
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Abstract
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In 2006, we find 7 new cases and one relapse case, diagnosis by the clinical finding, skin smear, skin biopsy, lepromin test, ELISA for PGL-I antibody, and DNA-PCR. In new cases, the mean age is 59.3, mean BI is 3.3+, mean O.D. of PGL-I antibody is 0.941, numbers of TTC repeat are 13(3 cases), 11(2 case), 12(1 cases), and 31(1 case), and of GACATC repeats are 4(5 Koreans) and 3(2 foreigners). In relapse case, a 45 years-old male patient is revealed that BI is 5+, O.D. of PGL-I antibody is 1.096, numbers of TTC repeat are 12 and GACATC repeats are 4.
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KEYWORD
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Leprosy, New care, Relapse
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