Introduction: Leprosy, the most dreaded disease of mankind still continues to be major challenge to bio medical and social sciences Leprosy also known as Hansen's Disease, is a chronic infectious, caused by MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE (M.Leprae).
AIM: To study the histopathological and clinical correlation leprosy cases in rural and semi urban india.
Materials and Methods: 136 patients including previously diagnosed cases of Hansens disease, and suspected cases of Leprosy were included in the study. Skin biopsy for histopathological study was done in all the patients. Special stain with Wade Fite stain was carried out in all the cases.
Conclusion: The distribution of 50 cases on the clinical leprosy spectrum based on Ridley – Jopling scale revealed maximum cases in Lepromatous leprosy 27 (54%) cases out of 50 cases.
BT - Indian journal of research IS - 3 LA - eng N2 -Introduction: Leprosy, the most dreaded disease of mankind still continues to be major challenge to bio medical and social sciences Leprosy also known as Hansen's Disease, is a chronic infectious, caused by MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE (M.Leprae).
AIM: To study the histopathological and clinical correlation leprosy cases in rural and semi urban india.
Materials and Methods: 136 patients including previously diagnosed cases of Hansens disease, and suspected cases of Leprosy were included in the study. Skin biopsy for histopathological study was done in all the patients. Special stain with Wade Fite stain was carried out in all the cases.
Conclusion: The distribution of 50 cases on the clinical leprosy spectrum based on Ridley – Jopling scale revealed maximum cases in Lepromatous leprosy 27 (54%) cases out of 50 cases.
PY - 2018 SP - 45 EP - 46 T2 - Indian journal of research TI - Histopathological and clinical study of leprosy cases in semi urban and rural India UR - https://wwjournals.com/index.php/pijr/article/download/2365/2336 VL - 7 ER -