01271nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001500051653001000066653001100076653001200087653000900099653001700108653002000125653001100145100001700156700001600173700001800189700001500207700001300222245002400235300001000259490000600269520070400275022001400979       1979                            d  c197910aAdolescent10aAdult10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aOligospermia10aSpermatogenesis10aTestis1 aEl-Beheiry A1 aAbou Zeid S1 aEl-Ghazzawi E1 aEl-Mansy E1 aSalama N00aThe leprous testis.  a173-60 v33 a<p>A clinical investigative study of 148 male leprous patients demonstrated the presence of testicular lesions in 35 cases. Semen analysis revealed marked oligo-athenozoospermia in 10 cases and azoospermia in 25 cases. Testicular biopsies from leprous testes showed different histologic patterns ranging from spermatogenic arrest to complete hyalinization of both seminiferous tubules and interstitial tissue. Histochemical staining for neurovascular supply revealed degenerative nerve change in addition to altered permeability of the testicular capillaries. There was good correlation between the results of semen analysis and histological and histochemical examination of testicular biopsies.</p>  a0148-5016