01189nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653001100066653001200077653001600089653000900105100001300114700001600127700001300143245008200156300001100238490000700249050003200256520065700288022001400945       1983                            d  c1983 Oct10aBiopsy10aHumans10aleprosy10aLymph Nodes10aSkin1 aLele V R1 aRaichur B S1 aGrover S00aStudy of lymph node biopsies in lepromatous leprosy patients under treatment.  a739-420 v55  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A study of lymph node biopsies from lepromatous leprosy patients undergoing treatment was carried out for one year in 1978-79 in the Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Nagpur. Total 20 lymph node biopsies were studied, out of them, 12 were accompanied with skin biopsies. Typical lepromatous granulomas and presence of lepra bacilli were observed in 18 out of 20 lymph nodes, although this change was not constantly present in skin biopsies. Five out of twelve skin biopsies were bacteriologically negative. From this study, it is inferred that lymph node biopsies may be more helpful for follow up of patients after treatment.</p>  a0024-1024