THE MORPHOLOGY OF BACILLI AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE DERMAL INFILTRATE IN LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY

  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 50  (4) , 477-479
Abstract
The Morphological Index (MI) of bacilli at 3 levels of the granuloma in 20 skin biopsies from untreated lepromatous patients was recorded. The more superficial part of the granuloma and the subepidermal free zone showed a significantly higher MI, compared to the mid and lower zones. Possible reasons for this non-uniform distribution of morphologically intact bacilli are discussed.