01543nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653000900084653003100093653001900124653001100143653001100154653001200165653001600177653000900193653001600202653002500218653002600243100002300269700001800292700002000310700002200330245010000352300000900452490000600461520073600467022001401203       1988                            d  c1988 Jan-Mar10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aBacteriological Techniques10aBiopsy, Needle10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aLymph Nodes10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aMycobacterium leprae10aStaining and Labeling1 aLatapi-Contreras F1 aCaire-Loyer P1 aFlores-Alonso O1 aFlores-Romero R M00a[Bacterial sampling using lymph node puncture-aspiration. A study of 50 patients with leprosy].  a7-160 v63 a<p>Fine needle aspiration of lymph nodes was performed in 50 leprosy patients and was compared with usual techniques of bacillary smears taken from nasal mucosa, ear lobule and cutaneous lesion we found that the former was more sensible (30%) regarding bacteriologic and morphologic (34%) indices; moreover this proceeding was more sensible (50%) en patients with type II leprosy reaction. After 6 month-multi-therapy schedule in 3 patients, the morphologic index decreases 2 points (SFG) and bacteriologic index 1 + (mean value). It is concluded that fine needle aspiration of lymph nodes is a useful method, because of its simplicity and low traumatic effects and its sensibility to follow-up treatment and reactional phases.</p>  a0001-5938