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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Barbosa Júnior Aryon de Almeida, Jambeiro Jamile, Cirqueira Jonélia S.O., Silva Tânia Correa
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1998
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3d4000ea4e474ee293dc9f4238d73343
Description
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.