Antispermatozoal antibodies in leprosy with special reference to their morphological patterns.
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1986-04-01
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Sixty two male patients with polar leprosy--38 lepromatous and 24 tuberculoid types were investigated for the presence of antispermatozoal antibodies with special reference to their morphological patterns. Antibodies were detected by three different immunological techniques. Sperm agglutination was found to be the most sensitive. The incidence of antibodies was higher in patients with lepromatous leprosy and was directly proportional to the duration of the disease in both types of leprosy. Morphologically, head-to-head type of agglutination was observed in 50 percent of the patients, mixed in 41.7 percent and tail-to-tail type in 8.3 percent. There was no correlation between the number of ENL attacks and the incidence of anti-bodies. In polar tuberculoid leprosy patients the histological findings of testicular biopsy indicated cell mediated tissue damage occurring in a non-infective form.
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Gupta SC, Singh PA, Bajaj AK, Budhraja BK, Tripathi A. Antispermatozoal antibodies in leprosy with special reference to their morphological patterns. Indian Journal of Leprosy. 1986 Apr-Jun; 58(2): 196-201