Vasant Ramji Khanolkar, Indian pathologist (Quetta, Pakistan 13 April 1895 – 29 October 1978) Authored over 100 scientific papers and 3 books World famous for his work on racial distribution of blood groups especially the Rh group The racial distribution of the blood groups. J. Anthrop. Soc. 1:110-33, 1945 With B. Suryabai. Cancer in relation to usages. Three new types in India. Arch. Pathol. 40:351-61, 1945 Developed Khanolkar reaction for ketosteroids With A.S. Krishnamurthi, C.D. Bagul & M.B. Sahasrabudhe. A new method of histochemical localization of corticoids. Indian J. Pathol. Bacteriol. 1:84-9, 1958 Developed Khanolkar concentration test for Mycobacterium leprae With K. Rajalakshmi. A method for the concentration of acid-fast bacilli in skin biopsies from leprosy patients. Leprosy in India 24:47-61, 1952 Method of taking biopsy for histological examination. Lepr. Rev. 22:83-5, Isolated a new strain of Mycobacterium leprae First proposed the presence of Mycobacterium leprae within axons (1955) and established its mode of dispersion (neural leprosy) With Cochrane suggested the term dimorphous leprosy (1956) |
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