| Mantoux, Charles | <person> French physician, 1877-1947. See: Mantoux pit, Mantoux test. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Mantoux pit | Shallow 2-3 mm depressions of the palms and soles in basal cell nevus syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mantoux test | <investigation> Test for tuberculin reactivity in which tuberculin PPD (purified protein derivative) is injected intracutaneously. The injection site is examined after 2-3 days, a positive reaction, indicating current or previous infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (in an uninoculated individual), is an oedomatous and reddened area caused by T-cell reactivity. (18 Nov 1997) |