About tuberculoid leprosy, false is –: (A) CMI is depressed, (B) CMI is increased, (C) A single anesthetic patch, (D) None
Answer is B. How can cell mediated immunity (CMI) be increased in leprosy infection. It is decreased in leprosy. Tuberculoid leprosy has minimum decrease in CMI (maximally preserved CMI), where as lepromatous leprosy has maximum decrease in CMI.