Mycobacterium leprae found in epidermal cells by electron microscopy.
Leprosy bacilli were found in a keratinocyte of the epidermis by the electron microscopic observation of the ultrathin section of a leproma. The possibility of discharge of leprosy bacilli from the skin should be considered even if the lepromatous patient does not have any ulceration.
D000368:Aged; D004817:Epidermis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000648:ultrastructure*