01168nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001100080653001200091653000900103653001600112653001900128653002500147653001200172100001100184700001600195245007200211300001000283490000700293050003200300520055600332022001400888       1979                            d  c1979 Jul10aAdolescent10aAdult10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aMuscle, Smooth10aMycobacterium leprae10aScrotum1 aRamu G1 aDesikan K V00aA study of scrotal biopsy in subsided cases of lepromatous leprosy.  a341-70 v51  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Scrotal biopsies were obtained from 38 cases of lepromatous leprosy who were clinically subsided and had negative skin smears. Twenty six (68.4%) of these cases revealed bacilli in the dartos muscle. None except one showed a specific lesion in the dartos. Bacilli obtained from 2 out of 7 cases multiplied in the mouse foot-pad. Bacilli were found to be persisting in the dartos muscle despite prolonged treatment before as well as after clinical subsidence of the disease. The persisting bacilli in this situation could be a cause of relapses.</p>  a0024-1024