This study is a descriptive, hospital-based retrospective study. Skin biopsies obtained from patients clinically diagnosed as leprosy in the OPD and leprosy clinic of our institute between January 2012 and November 2015 were included in the study. The study was initiated after obtaining ethical clearance from the Ethics Committee of our institution. Slides stained with hematoxylin and eosin and Fite-Faraco were evaluated for features representing/indicative of leprosy. Cases positive for Hansen's disease were evaluated for the presence or absence of granulomas, type of cells comprising the granulomas, nature of the histiocytes-whether foamy/epithelioid, presence of epidermal involvement, evidence of neural involvement/ destruction, presence location and density of lymphocytes, type Clinicopathological correlation in diagnosis of Hansen's disease: A histopathologist's perspective
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