01304nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001800065653002800083653001100111653001200122653000900134653000900143653002900152100001400181700001600195700001400211245003800225856005900263300001000322490000700332050003200339520064100371022001401012       2001                            d  c2001 Mar10aAdult10aCytodiagnosis10aDiagnosis, Differential10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aNeck10aSkin Diseases, Bacterial1 aBhake A S1 aDesikan K V1 aJajoo U N00aCytodiagnosis of histoid leprosy.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/2001/v72n1/pdf/v72n1a12.pdf  a78-820 v72  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>This paper presents cytomorphological features of the histoid variety of lepromatous leprosy. Fine needle aspiration of a lepromatous nodule showed cytological features consistent with those of histoid leprosy. Simultaneously, a biopsy of the nodule was also performed and the case confirmed as histoid leprosy. The advantages of the fine needle aspiration technique are that it is simple, quickly reportable, and less traumatizing. Multiple aspirations from different sites may be obtained, which would add to the value of sampling. The need to differentiate a histoid nodule from a conventional lepromatous nodule is explained.</p>  a0305-7518