Korean J Dermatol.  1987 Aug;25(4):467-475.

Immunohistochemical Staining in Leprosy : Distribution of Lysozyme and S - 100 Protein

Abstract

Immunohistochemical staining was performed in 20 skin granulomas of 16 patients with leprosy using antisera against lysozyme and S-100 protein. In lepromatous leprosy, lysozyme positive cells and S-100 protein positive cells were rarely found in the dermis. However, the histoid leprosy specimen had large numbers of lysozyrne positive cells and S-100 protein positive cells in granuloma. In borderline group, lysozyme positive cells and S-l00 protein positive cells were found in the dermis. S-100 protein positive cells were diffusely distributed throughuut the granuloma in borderline lepromatous leprosy, while they were often found in lymphocytic mantle in borderline tuberculoid leprosy. In tuberculoid leprosy, lysozymal staining was encouritered in epitheloid cells and giant cells, but S-100 protein positive cells were predominantly found encircling granuloma. In the epidermis, great numbers of S-l00 protein positive cells were found in tuberculoid leprosy than in lepromatous leprosy.

Keyword

Immunohistochemical Staing; Leprosy; Lysozyme; S - 100 protein

MeSH Terms

Dermis
Epidermis
Giant Cells
Granuloma
Humans
Immune Sera
Leprosy*
Leprosy, Lepromatous
Leprosy, Multibacillary
Leprosy, Paucibacillary
Leprosy, Tuberculoid
Muramidase*
S100 Proteins
Skin
Immune Sera
Muramidase
S100 Proteins
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