Abstract
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.
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de Abreu, M. A. M. M., Nai, G. A., D’Andrea Molina, J., Gomes, R. T., de Paula, N., & Roselino, A. M. (2020). Mycobacterium leprae on palatine tonsils and adenoids of asymptomatic patients, Brazil. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(10), 2518–2520. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.191267
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