exudates and Leprosy--Borderline

exudates has been researched along with Leprosy--Borderline* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for exudates and Leprosy--Borderline

ArticleYear
An immunohistochemical and morphological study of amyloidosis complicating leprosy in Malaysian patients.
    Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 1988, Volume: 17, Issue:4

    Congo red screening of tissue blocks from 37 consecutive autopsies on leprosy patients revealed 7 cases of systemic amyloidosis, indicating a prevalence rate of 19%. 5 were males and 2 females. All were ethnic Chinese. Their ages ranged from 52 to 85 years with a mean of 69 years. Six had lepromatous leprosy while the remaining 1 had tuberculoid leprosy. In all 7 cases, the amyloid was AA in type, being permanganate-sensitive and immunoreactive with anti-human AA protein antiserum. Hepatic deposition was limited to blood vessels, a pattern typical of AA (secondary) amyloidosis. With regard to renal involvement, 4 showed a predominantly vascular pattern of infiltration while 3 exhibited the more ominous glomerular pattern. Three died of chronic renal failure and 2 of congestive cardiac failure attributable to renal and cardiac amyloidosis respectively. One patient succumbed to septicaemia and the remaining 1 to acute myocardial infarction. AA amyloidosis remains a serious and significant complication of leprosy among Malaysians.

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amyloidosis; China; Female; Humans; Leprosy, Borderline; Leprosy, Lepromatous; Leprosy, Tuberculoid; Malaysia; Male; Middle Aged; Serum Amyloid A Protein

1988