ON CAPILLARY RESISTENCE OF LEPROSY PATIENTS
1956 Volume 25 Issue 3 Pages 119-128
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1956 Volume 25 Issue 3 Pages 119-128
Capillary resistence (CR) was measured to investigate one of the skin functions of leprosy patients. CR was generally decreased, and as was very labile, it was apt to deviate from the physical functional range by single stimulation.
1) CR of the whole skin was, as Yokozeki reported, higher in the peripheries. It was lower in the flexular surface than in the extensor and in the upper than in the lower legs.
2) CR of leprosy patients in the subclavicular region was stronger than that of the normal. It was easily influenced by the time and the day.
3) By Erythema nodosum manifestation, CR decreased and was the lowest at the acme of the condition. In the fading stadium it was recovering after a temporary increase. By neuralgia CR increased.
4) Administration of hormons and autonomic nervous toxins produced in leprosy patients some different reactions from the normal people.
