Presence of Mycobacterium leprae in epidermal cells of lepromatous skin and its significance.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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2005 Jul-Aug; 71(4): 267-9
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ABSTRACT
A 49-year-old man with lepromatous leprosy treated with dapsone monotherapy for 12 years (1967 to 1979) reported in the hospital in 2003, with relapsed disease. A slit skin smear showed a bacteriological index of 4+. Biopsies from skin lesions before and after anti-leprosy therapy showed features of lepromatous leprosy. Both biopsies showed unusual features of bacillary clumps in epidermal cells demonstrating clearly that dissemination of M. leprae can take place even through unbroken skin. The presence of lepra bacilli in clumps in the epidermis is an indicator that the skin is a potential route of transmission of the disease.
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Recurrencia
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Biopsia con Aguja
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Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Esquema de Medicación
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Inmunohistoquímica
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Lepra Lepromatosa
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Estudios de Seguimiento
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Resultado del Tratamiento
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Estudio de etiología
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
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Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
Año:
2005
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