Multibacillary Nerve Histology in Clinically Diagnosed Borderline Tuberculoid Leprosy Patients

International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 311-315

  Ebenezer, Gigi Jasmine ^a   Suneetha, Sujai ^a   Mohandas, Renu ^a   Arunthathi, S ^a  

^a Schieffelin Leprosy Res/Train Ctr   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE BIOPSY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

BIOPSY; HUMANS; LEPROSY, BORDERLINE; NERVE TISSUE; RECURRENCE; SKIN;

EID: 0029806772     PISSN: 0148916X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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