Histological changes in the nerve, skin and nasal mucosa of patients with primary neuritic leprosy

Acta Leprologica

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-18

  Suneetha, S ^a,c   Arunthathi, S ^a   Kurian, N ^a   Chacko, C J G ^b  

^a Schieffelin Institute of Health Research & Training   (India)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c LEPRA Society   (India)

Author keywords

Histology; India; Primary neuritic leprosy

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; LEPROMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN TEST; STANDARD; TIME; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTES; HUMANS; LEPROMIN; LEPROSY, BORDERLINE; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; LEPROSY, TUBERCULOID; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; NASAL MUCOSA; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034574884     PISSN: 00015938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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