Nerve Biopsy In The Diagnosis Of Leporsy

Skin and nerve biopsies were done in 33 cases of different clinical types of leprosy selected from Dermatology OPD of Medical College and Hospitals, Calcutta during 1994-95. Histopathological results were compared with emphasis on the role of nerve biopsies in detection of patients with multibacilla...

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Main Authors: Hazra B (Author), Banerjee P P (Author), Bhattacharyya N K (Author), Gupta P N (Author), Barbhunia J N (Author), Sanyal S (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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