Retrospective histopathological classification of 1,108 skin biopsies from patients clinically suspected of having leprosy from Bahia, northeast Brazil.
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We report a retrospective histopathological classification carried out under laboratory conditions by the method of Ridley & Jopling of 1,108 skin biopsies from patients clinically suspected of having leprosy from Bahia, Northeast Brazil.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
دوره 31 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998