The accompanying high power photomicrograph of skin,showing a small dermal nerve (DN)is from a person with tuberculoid leprosy.The area labelled "G" is an associated granuloma.If an acid-fast stain were performed on this section,in an attempt to visualise the leprosy bacilli,which one of the following would you expect to see upon microscopic examination?

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Given that the patient has tuberculoid leprosy,it implies a good cellular immune responsETherefore,you would expect to see few (if any)organisms on the acid-fast stain.Lepromatous leprosy generally has large numbers of organisms within macrophages because of a relatively poor cellular immune responsE

The Accompanying High Power Photomicrograph of Skin,showing a Small Dermal