Fig. 2. Light micrograph of a biopsy of an iris granuloma in a patient with leprosy. There are numerous rod-shaped bacteria consistent with M. leprae. There are multiple pigment granules with the iris stroma (Fite's stain, × 315). (Trucksis M, Baker AS: Tuberculosis and leprosy. In Albert DM, Jakobiec FA, [eds]: Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 1996.) |