01124nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653001200066653001000078100001300088700001900101700001800120700001500138245005400153300001000207490000700217050003200224520063600256022001400892       1981                            d  c1981 Oct10aHumans10aleprosy10aLiver1 aRobins K1 aLeena Devi K R1 aVijayakumar T1 aGopinath T00aLiver in leprosy - II. Histopathological changes.  a600-70 v53  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Liver biopsy studies were conducted in 77 leprosy patients. The first group of 42 patients were not on any treatment, whereas the 28 patients in the second group were being treated for varying periods. The rest 7 patients in the third group were clinically quiscent. Microscopic changes in the liver biopsy specimens were mainly epitheloid cell granuloma, foam cell granuloma, nonspecific inflammatory reaction characterised by lymphocytes and polymorpho nuclear leukocytes, and to a lesser degree hepatocytolysis and fatty degeneration. The lesions were fewer in the group getting treatment compared to the untreated group.</p>  a0024-1024