<prompt> Impoance of lepromin test are all except:Only has epidemiological significancePrognostic valueTells about immunity status of leprosy patientsDifferentiate between different types of leprosy  <response>: Answer: a Only has epidemiological significance Ref: Park 23rd320-21; Community Medicine with Recent Advances by Suryakantha 4th539-40The test has predictive value as well. It gives an indication of the risk of the disease among contacts of open cases.The test has an epidemiological value as well. It indicates the incidence and prevalence of infection among children. In the first 6 months of life, most children are lepromin negative. They become positive progressively as their age advances.The two drawbacks that stand in the way of this test bring used for diagnosis are:i positive results in non-cases, and ii negative results in lepromatous and near-lepromatous cases 