As part of a larger study of nerve biopsies from leprosy patients in Ethiopia for the presence of muramidase (lysozyme), sections were also examined by light microscopy after staining with hematoxylin and eosin for cellular infiltrate and a modification of the Ziehl-Neelsen stain for leprosy
Giant-cell myocarditis is a rare inflammatory disorder characterized by degeneration and necrosis of myocardial fibers and presence of chronic inflammatory infiltrates associated with multinucleated giant cells forming a granulomatous inflammatory reaction. The etiology of giant-cell myocarditis is