Mycobacterium leprae on Palatine Tonsils and Adenoids of Asymptomatic Patients, Brazil

Autor:	Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de Abreu, Gisele Alborghetti Nai, Juliana D’Andrea Molina, Rafael Tomaz Gomes, Ana Maria Roselino Natalia de Paula
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	adenoids immunohistochemistry infection leprosy Mycobacterium leprae palatine tonsils Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 10, Pp 2518-2520 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2610.191267
Popis:	We investigated palatine tonsil and adenoid specimens excised from otorhinolaryngological patients in a leprosy-endemic region of Brazil. Fite-Faraco staining identified Mycobacterium spp. in 9 of 397 specimen blocks. Immunohistochemistry and molecular analysis confirmed the presence of Mycobacterium leprae, indicating that these organs can house M. leprae in persons inhabiting a leprosy-endemic region.
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