TY - JOUR KW - Biopsy, Fine-Needle KW - Diagnosis, Differential KW - Histiocytes KW - Humans KW - Leprostatic Agents KW - leprosy KW - Mycobacterium leprae KW - Skin AU - Sehgal VN AU - Srivastava G AU - Singh N AB -

A reappraisal of histoid leprosy in the contemporary postglobal leprosy elimination era, a fallout of the World Health Organization leprosy elimination program, is succinctly outlined. The cardinal clinical expression, differential clinical diagnosis, the cytodiagnosis, and diagnostic salient histopathological features are highlighted.

BT - The American Journal of dermatopathology C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19384068?dopt=Abstract DA - 2009 May DO - 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318185d1d0 IS - 3 J2 - Am J Dermatopathol LA - eng N2 -

A reappraisal of histoid leprosy in the contemporary postglobal leprosy elimination era, a fallout of the World Health Organization leprosy elimination program, is succinctly outlined. The cardinal clinical expression, differential clinical diagnosis, the cytodiagnosis, and diagnostic salient histopathological features are highlighted.

PY - 2009 SP - 268 EP - 71 T2 - The American Journal of dermatopathology TI - Histoid leprosy: histopathological connotations' relevance in contemporary context. VL - 31 SN - 1533-0311 ER -