Study of S100 immunostaining in demonstrating neural granulomas in paucibacillary leprosy

Context: Neural granulomas are hallmark of leprosy. Challenges faced in diagnosing paucibacillary leprosy include: (i) Difficult visualization of nerve twigs on hematoxylin and eosin (H and E) sections due to their small size and (ii) Paucity of organisms on acid–fast bacilli stain. Aims: (1) This s...

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Main Authors: Nandini Shenoy, Nandakumar Gopinathan Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2018;volume=63;issue=3;spage=215;epage=219;aulast=Shenoy

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