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SINGLE SKIN LESION PAUCIBACILLARY LEPROSY [1 record]

Record 1 1998-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • The Skin
DEF

[Leprosy characterized by the presence] of only one hypopigmented or reddish skin lesion, with definite loss of sensation but without nerve trunk involvement.

Key term(s)
  • single skin lesion paucibacillary leprosy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
OBS

Ce concept étant récent, aucune mention d'un terme scientifiquement reconnu n'a pu être retrouvée pour le désigner. Toutefois, les termes «lèpre PB avec lésion unique» et «lèpre PB à lésion unique» ont été retrouvés dans la revue Acta Leprologica, 1997, vol. 10, n° 4, p. 189 mais ils n'expriment pas la notion de lésion cutanée unique.

Key term(s)
  • lèpre paucibacillaire avec lésion cutanée unique
  • lèpre paucibacillaire à lésion cutanée unique

Spanish

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