00831nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001100059653001200070653001700082653001700099653001400116653001000130100001500140245004800155300001000203490000700213520039100220022001400611       1976                            d  c1976 Jan-Feb10aHumans10aleprosy10aNasal Mucosa10aNasal Septum10aSensation10aSmell1 aBarton R P00aClinical manifestation of leprous rhinitis.  a74-820 v853 a<p>Over 25 million people in the World have leprosy. In the lepromatous form of the illness the nose is involved at a very early stage and in this paper the clinical manifestations are described. The nasal discharge in early untreated lepromatous leprosy contains vast numbers of the causative bacillus (M. leprae) and the important implications of these observations are discussed.</p>  a0003-4894