[A case of lepromatous leprosy].
The paper describes a case of lepromatous lepra diagnosed from the skin biopsy specimen taken in a 23-year-old male patient. It provides histologic signs that are beneficial for correct diagnosis. Emphasis is placed upon the necessity for staining by the Ziehl-Neelsen method to detect microorganisms in infiltrative and granulomatous skin lesions.
Kazantseva
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Bel'skaia
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Biriukov
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
Nabliudenie lepromatoznoĭ lepry.