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what the risks are antigen injection, leprosy skin test, lepromin skin test is used, what type of leprosy a person has, involves, injection of a standardized extract of inactivated leprosy-causing bacteria under the skin, an extract sample of inactivated leprosy-causing bacteria is injected just under the skin, on the forearm, that a small lump pushes the skin up, lump indicates that the antigen has been injected, correct depth, injection site is labeled, examined 3 days, 28 days later, reaction, people, dermatitis, skin irritations should have the test performed on an unaffected part, child, have this test performed, to explain how the test, demonstrate on a doll, explain the reason, knowing the "how, why", reduce the anxiety child feels, the antigen is injected, a slight stinging, burning sensation, mild itching, site of injection afterwards, leprosy, chronic, potentially disfiguring infection, left untreated, a bacterium, mycobacterium leprae, research tool that helps classify the different types of leprosy, not recommended, the main mode of diagnosis, people who don't have leprosy, have little, no skin reaction, antigen, patients, forms of leprosy, lepromatous leprosy, have no skin reaction, antigen, a positive skin reaction seen in patients, tuberculoid, borderline tuberculoid leprosy, patients, lepromatous leprosy, not have a positive skin reaction, there, extremely small risk of an allergic reaction, itching, rarely hives this test is used primarily, a research tool, helps, in the classification of leprosy, should not be, establish a diagnosis of leprosy.