01333nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001900055653001100074653002500085653002400110100001200134700001300146700001400159700002100173245006000194856005900254300001100313490000700324050003200331520071400363022001401077       1998                            d  c1998 Jun10aBiopsy, Needle10aHumans10aLeprosy, lepromatous10aProspective Studies1 aSingh N1 aBhatia A1 aArora V K1 aBhattacharya S N00aFine-needle aspiration cytology of lepromatous leprosy.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1998/v69n2/pdf/v69n2a08.pdf  a145-500 v69  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A prospective study correlating cytopathology with clinical morphology and histopathology in 22 patients with lepromatous leprosy was performed. Aspirates were taken from skin lesions in all patients. Lymph node aspirates were also performed in four patients with lymphadenopathy. Fine-needle aspirates yielded sufficient cellular material with excellent preservation of morphological detail. Diagnosis and correlation with bacillary index, clinical and histopathological findings was possible in all patients. In addition, the two patterns, partial and diffuse, of lymph node involvement could be recognized. Fine-needle aspiration cytology is a simple method for the laboratory assessment of leprosy.</p>  a0305-7518