title: Indeterminate leprosy: a clinical and histopathological evaluation.
abstract: 27 histologically confirmed indeterminate leprosy cases were evaluated clinically and histopathologically at the SLR & TC, Karigiri, South India in 1985. The main clinical finding was a single or multiple (up to 3) patches. This was found in 25 (92%) of 27 cases. 2 cases only showed an area of anaesthesia without any skin lesion. Loss of sensation was present in 22 cases (81%). Histologically all cases (100%) showed lymphohistiocytic infiltration around the dermal structures and around/in the dermal nerves. AF bacilli were found in 17 cases (63%). They were detected most commonly in cellular infiltrate in the dermis (7 cases, 26%) and secondly in the dermal nerves (5 cases, 14%). Careful search and deeper sections increased the chance of detecting bacilli. Criteria for histological diagnosis were also discussed.
authors.affiliation: UNV-UN Development Prog., National Hospital, Apia, Western Samoa, South Pacific.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paksoy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D002648:Child; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D007918:Leprosy / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012677:Sensation; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012880:Skin Pigmentation