Clinicohistopathological concordance in leprosy - A clinical,histopathological and bacteriological study of 100 cases

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 217-225

  Giridhar, M ^a   Arora, G ^b   Lajpal, K ^c   Singh Chahal, K ^c  

^a Maharaja Agarsen Medical College   (India)

^b FORTIS HOSPITAL   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Epithelioid granuloma; Leprosy; Mycobacterium leprae; Ridley jopling criterion

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY; STAINING; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; SKIN;

EID: 84871598351     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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