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polar lepromatous leprosy [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-12-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
- The Skin
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polar lepromatous leprosy
1, record 1, English, polar%20lepromatous%20leprosy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- LL leprosy 2, record 1, English, LL%20leprosy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Malignant form [of leprosy] that occurs in persons with little or no resistance (cell-mediated immunity) against leprous infection. It is characterized: 1) clinically, by early skin lesions, mucosal changes and late neural and systemic involvement; 2) bacteriologically, by abundant bacilli in the lesions; 3) histologically, by characteristic, granulomatous infiltrate composed of "lepra cells" containing globi of bacilli and Virchow cells; 4) immunologically, by a negative lepromin test indicating absence of cell-mediated immunity. 1, record 1, English, - polar%20lepromatous%20leprosy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Classification of Ridley and Jopling: LL. 3, record 1, English, - polar%20lepromatous%20leprosy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
- Appareil cutané
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lèpre lépromateuse polaire
1, record 1, French, l%C3%A8pre%20l%C3%A9promateuse%20polaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lèpre LL 2, record 1, French, l%C3%A8pre%20LL
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Lèpre] qui traduit une incapacité totale de réponse immunitaire vis-à-vis de M. leprae, avec multiplication et dissémination du bacille dans l'organisme. Les lésions cutanées et neurologiques sont très nombreuses, la charge bacillaire très importante, l'histologie révèle un granulome de «cellules de Virchow» pauvre en lymphocytes et la réaction de Mitsuda est négative. 1, record 1, French, - l%C3%A8pre%20l%C3%A9promateuse%20polaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Classification de Ridley et Jopling : LL. 3, record 1, French, - l%C3%A8pre%20l%C3%A9promateuse%20polaire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lèpre polaire lépromateuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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