title: Histoid leprosy--a histopathological reapparel.
abstract: Twenty three clinically diagnosed histoid leprosy patients were subjected to histopathological and histochemical investigations. The histopathological features were comprise of a well-formed lesion surrounded by a pseudocapsule. In addition, a free, midly eosinophilic, uninvolved sub-epidermal zone, and variously arranged spindle-shaped histiocytes were noted in the lesion. Polygonal and foamy histiocytes were also sited in a few sections. The lesion also had a large number of solid staining acid-fast lepra bacilli. The latter might have stimulated a peculiar histiocytic tissue response almost identical to that seen in histiocytoma(cutis) but for the absence of haemosidrin and lipids.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Sehgal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Beohar
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000473:pathology*