TY - JOUR AU - Morgado de Abreu, Marilda Aparecida Milanez AU - Nai, Gisele Alborghetti AU - Molina, Juliana D’Andrea AU - Gomes, Rafael Tomaz AU - Natalia de Paula, Ana Maria Roselino T1 - Mycobacterium leprae on Palatine Tonsils and Adenoids of Asymptomatic Patients, Brazil T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2020 VL - 26 IS - 10 SP - 2518 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - adenoids KW - immunohistochemistry KW - infection KW - leprosy KW - Mycobacterium leprae KW - palatine tonsils KW - PCR KW - Brazil KW - tuberculosis and other mycobacteria KW - bacteria DO - 10.3201/eid2610.191267 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/19-1267_article ER - End of Reference