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... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections > Actinomycetales Infections > Mycobacterium Infections > Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous > Leprosy > Leprosy, Paucibacillary > Leprosy, Tuberculoid

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Leprosy, Tuberculoid  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Tuberculoid Leprosy

Note

  • coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent

Scope note

  • A principal or polar form of LEPROSY in which the skin lesions are few and are sharply demarcated. Peripheral nerve involvement is pronounced and may be severe. Unlike lepromatous leprosy (LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS), the lepromin test is positive. Tuberculoid leprosy is rarely a source of infection to others.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015441

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