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Retrospective histopathological classification of 1,108 skin biopsies from patients clinically suspected of having leprosy from Bahia, Northeast Brazil

Classificação histopatológica retrospectiva de 1.108 biópsias de pele de pacientes com suspeita clínica de hanseníase provenientes do Estado da Bahia, nordeste do Brasil

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.

Leprosy; Skin; Pathology


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