01539nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001200084653001000096653001300106653001100119653001100130653001700141653001200158653000900170653001600179653001400195653000900209653002200218100001300240245007200253300001200325490000700337050003200344520083500376022001401211       1987                            d  c1987 Oct-Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAtrophy10aChild10aErythema10aFemale10aHumans10aInflammation10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSensation10aSkin10aSkin Pigmentation1 aPaksoy N00aIndeterminate leprosy: a clinical and histopathological evaluation.  a399-4040 v59  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>27 histologically confirmed indeterminate leprosy cases were evaluated clinically and histopathologically at the SLR & TC, Karigiri, South India in 1985. The main clinical finding was a single or multiple (up to 3) patches. This was found in 25 (92%) of 27 cases. 2 cases only showed an area of anaesthesia without any skin lesion. Loss of sensation was present in 22 cases (81%). Histologically all cases (100%) showed lymphohistiocytic infiltration around the dermal structures and around/in the dermal nerves. AF bacilli were found in 17 cases (63%). They were detected most commonly in cellular infiltrate in the dermis (7 cases, 26%) and secondly in the dermal nerves (5 cases, 14%). Careful search and deeper sections increased the chance of detecting bacilli. Criteria for histological diagnosis were also discussed.</p>  a0254-9395