A comparative study of clinically affected and apparently uninvolved skin in lepromatous patients has been undertaken in 22 cases. Parameters studied include skin smears for bacillary Index; bacillary load/gm of tissue and histopathological comparison of granuloma fraction and biopsy index. The results showed that the clinically unaffected sites have a lower bacillary index and lesser bacterial load. Histologically the granulomas were smaller and biopsy index was lower in uninvolved areas. The possible reasons for this comparative less involvement are discussed.
BT - Leprosy in India C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7464057?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1980 Oct IS - 4 J2 - Lepr India LA - eng N2 -A comparative study of clinically affected and apparently uninvolved skin in lepromatous patients has been undertaken in 22 cases. Parameters studied include skin smears for bacillary Index; bacillary load/gm of tissue and histopathological comparison of granuloma fraction and biopsy index. The results showed that the clinically unaffected sites have a lower bacillary index and lesser bacterial load. Histologically the granulomas were smaller and biopsy index was lower in uninvolved areas. The possible reasons for this comparative less involvement are discussed.
PY - 1980 SP - 508 EP - 12 T2 - Leprosy in India TI - A bacteriological and histopathological study of apparently normal skin in lepromatous leprosy. VL - 52 SN - 0024-1024 ER -