01049nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001100074653001200085653001500097653000900112100001200121700001500133700001500148700001400163245002600177300001100203490000700214050003200221520054000253022001400793       1990                            d  c1990 Oct-Dec10aCell Count10aHumans10aleprosy10aMast Cells10aSkin1 aRav S D1 aPratap V K1 aSharma N K1 aDayal S S00aMast cell in leprosy.  a467-720 v62  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Mast cell distribution in the affected skin and in the apparently normal skin at least 10 cm away from the lesion was studied in 250 leprosy patients. These cells were found and were more numerous in the apparently normal skin of established cases of leprosy as well amongst indeterminate group. Absence of mast cells was conspicuous in 16.7% LL, 41.7% BB, 40.9% BT, and 68.0% TT lesions. It is suggested that mast cells might play a role in the early stages of the disease and in postreactional connective tissue proliferation.</p>  a0254-9395