The depigmented patch in leprosy: a clinical and pathological study

ABSTRACT

In this paper an attempt has been made to present a description of the depigmentated patch in leprosy from the clinical and pathological view points. The relationship of this particular type of lesion to the disease as a whole is discussed. The different clinical varieties of patch are then dealt with together with a brief reference to certain attributes of this type of lesion. The histological changes are next reviewed and lastly an attempt is made to correlate the clinical picture with the histological findings.My thanks are due to LIEUT.-COL.H.W. Actom, I.M.M., the Director, the School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Calcutta for helpful suggestions during the course of this investigation and to Dr. E. MUIR, M.D., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), in change of Leprosy search for permission to publish this paper.