Histopathological examination of nerve samples from pure neural leprosy patients: Obtaining maximum information to improve diagnostic efficiency

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 246-253

  Antunes, Sérgio Luiz Gomes ^a   Chimelli, Leila ^b   Jardim, Márcia Rodrigues ^a   Vital, Robson Teixeira ^a   Nery, José Augusto da Costa ^a   Corte Real, Suzana ^a   Hacker, Mariana Andréa Vilas Boas ^a   Sarno, Euzenir Nunes ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Leprosy; Pure neural form

Indexed keywords

BACILLI (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE;

EID: 84857989945     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000200015     Document Type: Article

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