Pure neuritic leprosy: Resolving diagnostic issues in acid fast bacilli (AFB)-negative nerve biopsies: A single centre experience from South India

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Demonstration of lepra bacilli is essential for definite or unequivocal diagnosis of pure neuritic leprosy (PNL) on nerve biopsy. However, nerves always do not show bacilli owing to the changes of previous therapy or due to low bacillary load in tuberculoid forms. In absence...

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Udgivet i:Ann Indian Acad Neurol
Main Authors: Hui, Monalisa, Uppin, Megha S., Challa, Sundaram, Meena, A. K., Kaul, Subhash
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564463/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26425006
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.162284
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