01508nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653001000074653001100084653001100095653002600106653002200132653002100154653001200175653001200187653000900199653001600208653001100224100001200235700001500247700001200262700001200274700001400286245007000300856004100370300001100411490000700422520071500429022001401144       1982                            d  c1982 Jun10aAdult10aFats10aFeces10aFemale10aHumans10aIntestinal Absorption10aIntestinal Mucosa10aIntestine, Small10aJejunum10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aXylose1 aKumar N1 aMalhotra V1 aSingh R1 aVij J C1 aAnand B S00aStructure and function of the small bowel in lepromatous leprosy.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v50n2a03.pdf  a148-510 v503 a<p>The structural and functional status of the small bowel was examined in ten patients with lepromatous leprosy. The absorptive functions were essentially normal in all patients except for minor abnormalities; one patient had mild steatorrhea and two others had derangement of D-xylose absorption. Barium examination did not reveal any abnormality in any patient. Histological study of the small intestinal mucosa showed mild, partial villous atrophy in two patients and normal appearances in the remaining eight. The above abnormalities were mild and were not considered to be of any clinical significance. It is therefore concluded that the small bowel is not commonly involved in lepromatous leprosy.</p>
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