Authors : Krutika Patel, Krutika Patel, Prashant R Patel, Prashant R Patel, Jhanvi Vyas, Jhanvi Vyas, VM Bhagat, VM Bhagat
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijpo.2022.004
Volume : 9
Issue : 1
Year : 2022
Page No : 16-20
Background: Leprosy is one of the oldest and chronic infectious diseases known to human being caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Leprosy has been declared eliminated (prevalence rate<1>
Aim: To evaluate the importance of skin biopsy in detecting and diagnosing and subtyping of leprosy.
Materials and Methods: This was hospital based retrospective and prospective study of 113 clinically diagnosed cases of leprosy. Skin biopsies were received, processed and stained by H & E stain followed by Fite-faraco method to classify histopathological types of leprosy.
Results: A total 113 cases were studied out of them 73.45% were male and 26.54% were female. Majority of them 32% belonged to 21 -30 years age group. Lepromatous leprosy was noted maximum in 35.39% cases.
Conclusion: Histopathology plays an important role in making definite diagnosis of leprosy.
Keywords: Leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae, Hansen disease