Scrotal biopsies were obtained from 38 cases of lepromatous leprosy who were clinically subsided and had negative skin smears. Twenty six (68.4%) of these cases revealed bacilli in the dartos muscle. None except one showed a specific lesion in the dartos. Bacilli obtained from 2 out of 7 cases multiplied in the mouse foot-pad. Bacilli were found to be persisting in the dartos muscle despite prolonged treatment before as well as after clinical subsidence of the disease. The persisting bacilli in this situation could be a cause of relapses.
BT - Leprosy in India C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/390241?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1979 Jul IS - 3 J2 - Lepr India LA - eng N2 -Scrotal biopsies were obtained from 38 cases of lepromatous leprosy who were clinically subsided and had negative skin smears. Twenty six (68.4%) of these cases revealed bacilli in the dartos muscle. None except one showed a specific lesion in the dartos. Bacilli obtained from 2 out of 7 cases multiplied in the mouse foot-pad. Bacilli were found to be persisting in the dartos muscle despite prolonged treatment before as well as after clinical subsidence of the disease. The persisting bacilli in this situation could be a cause of relapses.
PY - 1979 SP - 341 EP - 7 T2 - Leprosy in India TI - A study of scrotal biopsy in subsided cases of lepromatous leprosy. VL - 51 SN - 0024-1024 ER -