Since it has been found hard to differentiate histopathologically tuberculoid leprosy from tuberculosis of the skin, a study of 20 biopsies from each of those conditions was undertaken to identify if possible some of their characteristic features. In tuberculoid leprosy along with tuberculoid granulomata there is always selective involvement and destruction of nerves, lack of fibrosis, absence of caseous necrosis and often epidermal atrophy. In cutaneous tuberculosis, on the other hand, in addition to tuberculous granuloma, there is often a proliferation reaction of the epidermis, areas of ulceration, absence of nerve destruction, marked increase in the reticulin, significant fibrosis and occasionally caseous necrosis.
BT - Leprosy in India C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/895075?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1977 Jan IS - 1 J2 - Lepr India LA - eng N2 -Since it has been found hard to differentiate histopathologically tuberculoid leprosy from tuberculosis of the skin, a study of 20 biopsies from each of those conditions was undertaken to identify if possible some of their characteristic features. In tuberculoid leprosy along with tuberculoid granulomata there is always selective involvement and destruction of nerves, lack of fibrosis, absence of caseous necrosis and often epidermal atrophy. In cutaneous tuberculosis, on the other hand, in addition to tuberculous granuloma, there is often a proliferation reaction of the epidermis, areas of ulceration, absence of nerve destruction, marked increase in the reticulin, significant fibrosis and occasionally caseous necrosis.
PY - 1977 SP - 65 EP - 9 T2 - Leprosy in India TI - Tuberculoid leprosy and tuberculosis skin: a comparative histopathological study. VL - 49 SN - 0024-1024 ER -