01209nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001300080653001100093653001100104653001200115653001600127653000900143100001500152700001600167700001600183245010000199300001100299490000700310050003200317520058000349022001400929       1980                            d  c1980 Oct10aAdolescent10aAdult10aBacteria10aBiopsy10aHumans10aleprosy10aMiddle Aged10aSkin1 aKatoch V M1 aMukherjee A1 aGirdhar B K00aA bacteriological and histopathological study of apparently normal skin in lepromatous leprosy.  a508-120 v52  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A comparative study of clinically affected and apparently uninvolved skin in lepromatous patients has been undertaken in 22 cases. Parameters studied include skin smears for bacillary Index; bacillary load/gm of tissue and histopathological comparison of granuloma fraction and biopsy index. The results showed that the clinically unaffected sites have a lower bacillary index and lesser bacterial load. Histologically the granulomas were smaller and biopsy index was lower in uninvolved areas. The possible reasons for this comparative less involvement are discussed.</p>  a0024-1024