01349nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001000080653001100090653001200101653001600113653002500129653000900154100001200163700001400175700001200189245006900201300001100270490000700281050003200288520074900320022001401069       1982                            d  c1982 Apr10aAdolescent10aAdult10aChild10aHumans10aleprosy10aMiddle Aged10aMycobacterium leprae10aSkin1 aSahni U1 aReddy B S1 aMalik R00aClinico-pathological study of so-called immune zones in leprosy.  a256-620 v54  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The clinical, bacteriological and histopathological features were studied in 20 cases of Leprosy (10 LL + 10 BL) from the so-called immune zones i.e. axilla, groin, and a narrow transverse band of skin over the lumbosacral region of the body. Apparently uninvolved skin over the chest was studied as control site. In the so-called immune sites, the clinical lesions of leprosy were noted in 40% of the cases (7 LL + 1 BL), AFB (both solid and granular forms) were detected in the smears of 45% cases (8 LL + 1 BL) and the histopathological evidence of the disease was observed in almost all the sites studied (100%). The results obtained in the present study revealed that practically no area on the surface of skin is immune to leprosy.</p>  a0024-1024