Leprosy: dermal nerve

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Leprosy: dermal nerve. SB Lucas. CC0 1.0 Universal. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Tuberculoid (TT) leprosy: dermal nerve This is a high power view of a skin section from a TT patient. It shows a deep nerve bundle surrounded by lymphocytes and epithelioid cells, but there are no giant cells. Note the large numbers of lymphocytes present. H&E stain.

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