The leprosy test involves injection of an antigen just under the skin to determine if your body has a current or recent leprosy infection. Leprosy is a chronic and, if left untreated, potentially fatal infection by the bacterial Mycobacterium leprae. This test is a tool for your health care provider to clinically diagnose this disease.
Review Date:6/9/2005
Reviewed By: Kenneth Wener, M.D., Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Reviewed By: Kenneth Wener, M.D., Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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