Pop Quiz #57

 

 

The Correct answer is C. Well formed tuberculoid granulomas in a linear pattern. 

This is tuberculoid leprosy which shows well formed tuberculoid granulomas in a linear pattern on histology. They are linear because they follow nerves and destroy them. Lepromatous leprosy is characterized by a dense infiltrate of macrophages with few lymphocytes in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue with a grenz zone, Virchow cells and globi. The other answer choices listed are incorrect.

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