00882nas a2200277 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001600055653002300071653001600094653001100110653001200121653002100133653002500154653001800179653000900197100001400206700001400220700001800234245003000252300001000282490000700292050003200299520025900331022001400590 1977 d c1977 Oct10aCholesterol10aCholesterol Esters10aFatty Acids10aHumans10aleprosy10aLipid Metabolism10aMycobacterium leprae10aPhospholipids10aSkin1 aVerma K C1 aChugh T D1 aChaudhary S D00aTissue lipids in leprosy. a510-50 v49 aInfolep Library - available3 a

A total of 30 cases of leprosy (15 lepromatous and 15 tuberculoid) were studied by histochemical procedures for lipids in the morbid skin. The possible origin and relation of lipids to the presence of lepra bacilli in the lepra cells is discussed.

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