01221nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653002100066653001400087653001100101653001200112653002500124653001000149653000900159100001100168700001200179245010100191300001000292490000700302050003200309520061200341022001400953       1978                            d  c1978 Jan10aAxilla10aErythema Nodosum10aGenitalia10aHumans10aleprosy10aMycobacterium leprae10aScalp10aSkin1 aKaur S1 aKumar B00aStudy of apparently uninvolved skin in leprosy as regards bacillary population at various sites.  a38-440 v50  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Slit smears form 16 LL and 4 BL patients were taken from scalp, axilla, inguinal regions and apparently involved skin patch. The bacilli were found in 100% LL and 75% BL patients at all sites. Scalp showed AFB in all LL and 3 out of 4 BL cases. No lesions were seen on the scalp. Bacterial morphology showed no uniform pattern. Contrary to belief, no immune zones were found on the skin as judged by results of bacteriological examination. Our studies do not support the view that the leprosy bacillus has a predilection for sites with relatively low temperature as far as human leprosy is concerned.</p>  a0024-1024