A Study of Clinico-Pathological Concordance in Leprosy Patients in the Post-Elimination Era
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
How to Cite?: Sandeep M, Shamanur Murugesh, "A Study of Clinico-Pathological Concordance in Leprosy Patients in the Post-Elimination Era", Volume 5 Issue 2, February 2016, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1304-1306, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=NOV161384, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/NOV161384