Girdhar B K, McDougall A C
Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis. 1982 Dec;50(4):477-9.
The Morphological Index (MI) of bacilli at three levels of the granuloma in 20 skin biopsies from untreated lepromatous patients has been recorded. The more superficial part of the granuloma and the subepidermal free zone showed a significantly higher MI, compared to the mid and lower zones. Possible reasons for this non-uniform distribution of morphologically intact bacilli are discussed.
已记录了20例未经治疗的瘤型麻风患者皮肤活检标本中肉芽肿三个层面的杆菌形态学指数（MI）。与中间和较低层面相比，肉芽肿较浅表部分及表皮下自由区的MI显著更高。文中讨论了形态完整杆菌这种分布不均的可能原因。
