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A Rapid Method for the Cytodiagnosis of Multibacillary Leprosy
Author(s) -
Ross Marla,
Barr Ronald J.,
Bocachica John H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1991.tb04785.x
Subject(s) - leprosy , medicine , cytology , dermatology , pathology , surgery
The diagnosis of leprosy is made clinically with histologic and cytologic confirmation. The traditional methods for making the cytologic diagnosis of leprosy take time and training, making them unsuitable for rapid office use. We describe a simple, rapid method for cytologic confirmation of the diagnosis of multibacillary leprosy using slit skin scrapings.