01007nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001500067653001200082653001400094100001200108700002000120700001600140245006400156856004100220300001100261490000700272520049600279022001400775       1982                            d  c1982 Dec10aAnimals10aArmadillos10aleprosy10aXenarthra1 aJob C K1 aKirchheimer W F1 aSanchez R M00aBorderline leprosy in an experimentally infected armadillo.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v50n4a10.pdf  a488-930 v503 a<p>Out of six armadillos infected intravenously with 4.66 x 10(8) M. leprae, one developed a delayed hypersensitivity tissue response with the formation of an epithelioid cell granuloma. It is suggested that, although 80% of armadillos are susceptible to infection with M. leprae, some among these susceptible ones will exhibit varying degrees of delayed hypersensitivity reactions. These animals may go through a borderline phase before ultimately undergoing lepromatous degeneration.</p>
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