Wade histoid Leprosy: histological and immunohistochemical analysis
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Wade histoid leprosy: histological and immunohistochemical analysis.
Histoid leprosy is a rare multibacillary form that presents with disseminated papule-nodular cutaneous lesions. To study the inflammatory infiltrate of the histoid form and to compare it with other lepromatous forms, we performed histological and immunohistochemical analysis on skin biopsies. Fifteen patients were included for histopathological analysis (10 histoid and five lepromatous) via the...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Leprosy Review
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2162-8807
DOI: 10.47276/lr.84.3.176