title: [Leprosy: dimorphous variant].
abstract: A dimorphous variant of leprosy in a male from Cuba, 33 years of age, is reported in this paper. The case was characterised by granulomatous epithelioid cell reaction and histiocytic reaction with so-called Virchow cells, as established by lymph node biopsy. The histopathological findings are described, and their relations to immunity are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pathologische Anatomie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knolle
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pontikos
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Rath
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Holzhausen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003462:Cuba / Q000208:ethnology; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000473:pathology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Lepra: dimorphe Variante.