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A K Bajaj

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Contact depigmentation from free para-tertiary-butylphenol in bindi adhesive.

100 consecutive cases of contact depigmentation due to bindi during a period of 11 months were studied. Bindi adhesive material was found to contain 80% para-tertiary-butylphenol (PTBP), by thin-layer chromatography, infrared spectrophotometry and high-pressure liquid chromatography. The possibility of hypersensitivity to PTBP was ruled out as none of the 15 patients tested with 2% PTBP and 1% para-tertiary-butylphenol-formaldehyde resin gave any positive reactions. Development of depigmentation could have been due either to individual susceptibility or to constant use for a prolonged period. The area of contact being very small, generalised vitiligo as a result of systemic absorption appeared to be a remote possibility.

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Serum proteins and immunoglobulins in leprosy.

Serum proteins and immunoglobulins were studied in patients suffering from various types of leprosy. A significant increase in total protein and decrease in albumin was found in all types of leprosy except borderline-tuberculoid. Gamma globulin was found to be increased in all types. An increase of alpha-2-globulin in lepromatous, a decrease of beta globulin in borderline-lepromatous, and a decrease of alpha-2 and increase of beta globulin in borderline-tuberculoid were observed. These changes do not seem to be of diagnostic importance. A statistically significant increase of IgG in borderline-lepromatous and lepromatous, IgM in all types of leprosy and IgA only in lepromatous was found. The increase of different immunoglobulins in leprosy, especially the lepromatous type, suggests a humoral response which was found to be directly proportional to the severity of the lesion.

Blood Proteins