Leprosy
Last updated: Friday, 17, December, 2010
| Presentations | Appropriate Tests |
|---|---|
Consult pathologist prior to collecting specimens: tissue fluid (blood free) obtained from eye brows, ear lobes, skin lesions, nasopharynx - mycobacteria testing (microscopy). | |
Skin lesions | Skin biopsy - elliptical, excisional (not punch) biopsy; fresh and fixed tissue required. |
Erythema nodosum leprosum | |
Reversal reactions (treatment related) | |