01231nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001100054653002500065653000800090653001300098653001300111653002500124653001400149653001200163653002100175653004000196100002500236700001100261700001300272700001200285700001500297245009200312856006000404300001400464490000700478520041800485022001400903       2020                            d  c10/202010aBrazil10aMycobacterium leprae10aPCR10aadenoids10abacteria10aimmunohistochemistry10ainfection10aleprosy10apalatine tonsils10atuberculosis and other mycobacteria1 aMorgado de Abreu MAM1 aNai GA1 aMolina J1 aGomes R1 ade Paula A00aMycobacterium leprae on Palatine Tonsils and Adenoids of Asymptomatic Patients, Brazil.  uhttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/19-1267_article  a2518-25200 v263 a<p>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.</p>  a1080-6059