Retrospective histopathological classification of 1,108 skin biopsies from patients clinically suspected of having leprosy from Bahia, northeast Brazil

We report a retrospective histopathological classification carried out under laboratory conditions by the method of Ridley & Jopling of 1,108 skin biopsies from patients clinically suspected of having leprosy from Bahia, Northeast Brazil.

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 1998-11, Vol.31 (6), p.533-537
Main Authors: Barbosa Júnior, A de A, Jambeiro, J, Cirqueira, J S, Silva, T C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biopsy - classification
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Leprosy
Leprosy - diagnosis
Leprosy - epidemiology
Leprosy - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Pathology
Retrospective Studies
Skin
Skin - pathology
TROPICAL MEDICINE
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Summary:We report a retrospective histopathological classification carried out under laboratory conditions by the method of Ridley & Jopling of 1,108 skin biopsies from patients clinically suspected of having leprosy from Bahia, Northeast Brazil.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
0037-8682
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/S0037-86821998000600005