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lepromin test lep·ro·min testa test using intradermal injection of a lepromin (for example, Dharmendra or Mitsuda antigen), to classify the stage of leprosy based on the lepromin reaction (for example, Fernandez or Mitsuda reaction); it differentiates tuberculoid leprosy, in which there is a positive delayed reaction at the injection site, from lepromatous leprosy, in which there is no reaction (that is, a negative test result) despite the active malignant Mycobacterium leprae infection; the test is not diagnostic, because normal uninfected people may also react.lep·ro·min test (lep'rō-min test) An assay in which an intradermal injection of a lepromin is used to classify the stage of leprosy. It differentiates tuberculoid leprosy, in which there is a positive delayed reaction at the injection site, from lepromatous leprosy, in which there is no reaction. lepromin test A test for determining the type of HANSEN'S DISEASE suffered by a known leprosy patient. A suspension of dead Mycobacteria leprae is injected into the skin. A positive result-a local reaction-can be seen after 4 weeks. It is negative in LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY and positive in TUBERCULOID LEPROSY. |