01086nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001600074653001100090653001200101653001600113653000900129100001500138700001500153245005600168300001000224490000700234050003200241520056900273022001400842       1987                            d  c1987 Apr-Jun10aEpithelium10aHistiocytes10aHumans10aleprosy10aMacrophages10aSkin1 aPorichha D1 aBhatia V N00aEpithelioid and polygonal cells in histoid leprosy.  a191-30 v59  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Salient histological features of 36 histoid leprosy were presented. Usual features like whorls and interlacing bundles of spindle cells, histoid habitus of the bacilli were noticed in all the cases. Pseudocapsule was present in 6 cases. Circumscribed islets of epithelioid cells were seen in the deeper part of the granuloma in 5 cases. Acid-fast bacilli were absent or rare in these cells. Polygonal, foamy macrophages were found in 12 cases. Presence of epithelioid and polygonal cells in histoid leprosy is rare and its significance needs to be explored.</p>  a0254-9395