Histopathological Study of Skin Biopsies from Clinically Diagnosed Leprosy Patients – 1 yr Institutional Study
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 10
Abstract
Leprosy is caused by M. leprae and predominantly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. The disease is endemic in many tropical and subtropical countries Materials and Methods: 38 skin biopsies from patients clinically diagnosed as leprosy were taken for study. The biopsies were formalin fixed and slides were stained with Hematoxylin and Eosin stain Results: The predominant type of leprosy was Borderline Tuberculoid leprosy(BT) seen in 20 cases (52.63%) followed by Borderline Lepromatous leprosy(BL) seen in 10 cases(26.32%). 4 cases (10.53%) of Lepromatous leprosy(LL) and 3 cases(7.89%) of Tuberculoid leprosy(TT) were seen. 1 case(2.63%) of Histoid leprosy was seen in the study. Conclusion: Histopathological examination of skin biopsies in leprosy is important to know the type of leprosy which is important for the treatment of patients.
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D Praveen Kumar
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