Pure neuritic leprosy: Resolving diagnostic issues in acid fast bacilli (AFB)-negative nerve biopsies: A single centre experience from South India

Pure neuritic leprosy: Resolving diagnostic issues in acid fast bacilli (AFB)-negative nerve biopsies: A single centre experience from South India

Background and Purpose: Demonstration of lepra bacilli is essential for definite or unequivocal diagnosis of pure neuritic leprosy (PNL) on nerve biopsy. However, nerves always do not show bacilli owing to the changes of previous therapy or due to low bacillary load in tuberculoid forms. In absence...

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Main Authors: Monalisa Hui, Megha S Uppin, Sundaram Challa, A K Meena, Subhash Kaul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Subjects:
Leprosy
nerve biopsy
pure neuritic leprosy
Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2015;volume=18;issue=3;spage=292;epage=297;aulast=Hui

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