00929nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653001200066653002500078653000900103100001600112700001800128245009900146856004100245300001000286490000700296520040600303022001400709       1982                            d  c1982 Dec10aHumans10aleprosy10aMycobacterium leprae10aSkin1 aGirdhar B K1 aMcDougall A C00aThe morphology of bacilli at different levels of the dermal infiltrate in lepromatous leprosy.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v50n4a08.pdf  a477-90 v503 a<p>The Morphological Index (MI) of bacilli at three levels of the granuloma in 20 skin biopsies from untreated lepromatous patients has been recorded. The more superficial part of the granuloma and the subepidermal free zone showed a significantly higher MI, compared to the mid and lower zones. Possible reasons for this non-uniform distribution of morphologically intact bacilli are discussed.</p>
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