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Presence of Hansen 's bacilli in conjunctiva, vitreous body and retina in an eye of a patient bearing the Virchowiane form

SUMMARY

Histopathological study of an enucleated eye from a patient bearing Hansen' s disease, Virchowiane form, being the disease in activity, and in which were found Hansen' s bacilli in the following structures: conjunctiva, sclera, episclera, cornea, iris, ciliary body and retina.

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