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Comparative Studies | Medical Surgical | India | Volume 5 Issue 2, February 2016 | Popularity: 6.1 / 10
A Study of Clinico-Pathological Concordance in Leprosy Patients in the Post-Elimination Era
Sandeep M, Shamanur Murugesh
Abstract: Histopathological correlation of skin biopsies in 89 leprosy patients was done with clinical diagnosis using Ridley Jopling classification. There was clinico-pathological agreement in 65.16 % of cases. The correlation was highest in LL (75 %) followed by BL (70 %), BT (63.4 %), and TT (50 %).
Keywords: Leprosy, Clinico-pathological, correlation, concordance, histopathology
Edition: Volume 5 Issue 2, February 2016
Pages: 1304 - 1306
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