Mitsuda antigen

Mit·su·da an·ti·gen

(mit'sū-dah), an autoclaved suspension of human tissue naturally infected with Mycobacterium leprae; used to produce the Mitsuda reaction in a lepromin test.

Mitsuda,

Kensuke, Japanese physician, 1876-1964. Mitsuda antigen - an autoclaved suspension of human tissue naturally infected with Mycobacterium leprae.Mitsuda reaction - a delayed hypersensitivity lepromin reaction in the form of erythematous papular nodules at the site of intradermal injection of Mitsuda antigen in a lepromin test.Mitsuda test - lepromin test by intradermal injection.