The morphology of bacilli at different levels of the dermal infiltrate in lepromatous leprosy.
The Morphological Index (MI) of bacilli at three levels of the granuloma in 20 skin biopsies from untreated lepromatous patients has been recorded. The more superficial part of the granuloma and the subepidermal free zone showed a significantly higher MI, compared to the mid and lower zones. Possible reasons for this non-uniform distribution of morphologically intact bacilli are discussed.
D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000473:pathology*; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*