Light and electron microscopic study of peripheral nerve damage in patients with lepromatous leprosy (LL) and borderline lepromatous leprosy (BL)

Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-92

  Kajihara, Hiroki ^a   Paturusi, Idrus A ^b   Saleh, Ruksal M ^a   Rasyad, Chairuddin ^b   Ikuta, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Leprosy; Peripheral nerve; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CHILD; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIAL NERVE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY, BORDERLINE; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL NERVE;

EID: 0034154055     PISSN: 00182052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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