01113nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653000900055653001200064653002700076653001800103653001100121653001200132653000900144653002300153653002300176653002200199653001800221653001800239653001600257100001400273700001500287245007000302300001100372490000700383520040700390022001400797       1970                            d  c1970 Oct10aAged10aAutopsy10aDemyelinating Diseases10aFemoral Nerve10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aNerve Degeneration10aNerve Regeneration10aPeripheral nerves10aSchwann Cells10aSciatic Nerve10aUlnar nerve1 aDayan A D1 aSandbank U00aPathology of ther peripheral nerves in leprosy: report of a case.  a586-910 v333 a<p>Peripheral nerve trunks were examined from a case of lepromatous leprosy. M. leprae was seen in the nerves in several types of cells. Isolated nerve fibre preparations showed demyelinating lesions due to Schwann cell damage and complete nerve fibre degeneration. The causes of this mixed pattern of damage may involve both a direct effect of the bacilli on nerve fibres and various epiphenomena.</p>  a0022-3050