Mast cell in leprosy.
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1990-10-01
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Mast cell distribution in the affected skin and in the apparently normal skin at least 10 cm away from the lesion was studied in 250 leprosy patients. These cells were found and were more numerous in the apparently normal skin of established cases of leprosy as well amongst indeterminate group. Absence of mast cells was conspicuous in 16.7% LL, 41.7% BB, 40.9% BT, and 68.0% TT lesions. It is suggested that mast cells might play a role in the early stages of the disease and in postreactional connective tissue proliferation.
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Rav SD, Pratap VK, Sharma NK, Dayal SS. Mast cell in leprosy. Indian Journal of Leprosy. 1990 Oct-Dec; 62(4): 467-72