01504nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653002100069653000900090653001100099653001600110653002700126653001100153653001100164653001200175653000900187653001600196653002500212653000900237100001500246700001800261700001500279700001700294245012200311300001200433490000700445050003200452520066800484022001401152       1998                            d  c1998 Oct-Dec10aAdult10aAge Distribution10aAged10aBrazil10aConjunctiva10aCytological Techniques10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aMycobacterium leprae10aSkin1 aCampos W R1 aRodrigues C A1 aOréfice F1 aMonteiro L G00aIdentification of M.leprae in conjunctiva of leprosy patients using the superior tarsal conjunctiva scrape technique.  a397-4030 v70  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The technique of superior tarsal conjunctiva scrape was used for identifying M.leprae in the conjunctiva in 56 leprosy patients (all of them multibacillary, some untreated and others treated with multidrug therapy). The technique of tarsal conjunctiva scrape was shown to be more suitable than conjunctival biopsy for identifying lepra bacilli. This technique is also easier to perform and has shown a statistical relation between bacilloscopical index of skin (BIsk) and bacilloscopical index of tarsal conjunctiva (BIconj) values. Thus, if the bacilli can be identified at tarsal conjunctiva we can assume greater systemic bacillary load in the patients.</p>  a0254-9395