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LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY [9 records]

Record 1 2018-02-21

English

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

A superficial granulomatous nodule rich in Mycobacterium leprae, and the characteristic lesion of lepromatous leprosy.

OBS

Plural: lepromas or lepromata (Greek plural).

Key term(s)
  • lepromas
  • lepromata

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Nodosité cutanée typique à la lèpre lépromateuse, infiltrée, convexe et d'un volume variant entre celui d'un petit pois et celui d'un œuf.

Key term(s)
  • lésion papulo-nodulaire

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A peculiar, deeply furrowed, lion-like appearance of the face, seen in certain cases of advanced lepromatous leprosy and in other diseases associated with facial edema such as coast erysipelas, a cutaneous manifestation of onchocerciasis seen in Central America.

CONT

Lepromatous Leprosy(LL).... Often there are no obvious lesions, but the skin looks shiny and "full, "as the dermis is expanded with macrophages containing bacilli. This is particularly prominent on the ears, eyebrows, and face, giving rise to an appearance called "leonine facies. "Eyebrow loss is frequent; a saddle nose deformity may result from cartilage destruction; gynecomastia from reduced

OBS

Can be seen in pachydermoperiostitis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Hypertrophie cutanée, en bourrelets, de la face, survenant dans la lèpre de forme lépromateuse et donnant au visage des traits qui évoquent une tête de lion.

OBS

Peut s'observer dans la pachydermopériostose.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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Record 3 2011-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
DEF

The most malignant and infectious polar type of leprosy, characterized principally by widespread dissemination of leprosy bacilli in the tissues, reflecting the poor immune response to infection, and by cutaneous lesions mainly consisting of numerous pale, diffusely and symmetrically distributed macules that if untreated gradually progress to form plaques, nodules (lepromas), and infiltrations, resulting in destructive lesions and deformities; nerve involvement is seen in advanced disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
CONT

La lèpre lépromateuse se traduit par de nombreuses lésions cutanées infiltrées, mal limitées, luisantes et pigmentées, sensibles. Elle s'accompagne d'une rhinite chronique qui peut être sanglante et qui entraîne parfois des perforations.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
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Record 4 1998-12-21

English

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

Lepromatous leprosy manifesting as firm nodules containing numerous spindle-shaped macrophages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Lèpre lépromateuse, caractérisée par des cellules fusiformes, contenant des bacilles acido-résistants bien colorés et disposés en amas mais jamais en globi.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-12-21

English

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

An unstable leprosy that may evolve toward tuberculoid leprosy by reversal reactions or downgrade toward lepromatous leprosy.

OBS

Ridley and Jopling classification: BB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Lèpre la plus rare, la plus instable et pouvant évoluer par «inversion» ou «dégradation». Des taches ou plaques multiples et asymétriques, des bandes annulaires ou de forme bizarre apparaissent groupées.

Spanish

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Record 6 1998-12-21

English

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

[Leprosy] in which histiocytes are the predominant cell type with relatively few lymphocytes scattered among them, sometimes in aggregates. [An] increased perineural inflammation [and] large numbers of acid-fast bacilli are present.

OBS

Ridley and Jopling classification: BL.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

[Lèpre] qui se distingue de la forme LL [lépromateuse polaire] par l'aspect des lésions cutanées, souvent annulaires, et par un infiltrat plus riche en lymphocytes. En revanche, comme elle, elle associe une forte charge bacillaire et une réaction de Mitsuda négative.

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-12-17

English

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

[Leprosy] with heavy colonization of endothelial cell of the dermal blood vessels by M. leprae.

OBS

[Lucio leprosy] was first described by Lucio and Alvarado in 1852 (Latapi and Zamora 1948 and Ortiz and Giner 1978).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Lèpre lépromateuse diffuse, primaire et polaire [qui se caractérise] par l'installation insidieuse d'une infiltration cutanée diffuse sans jamais de nodules, donnant à la peau un aspect brillant, «succulent» et myxoedématoïde.

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-12-17

English

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

OBS

Classification of Ridley and Jopling: LL.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
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.

OBS

Classification de Ridley et Jopling : LL.

Key term(s)
  • lèpre polaire lépromateuse

Spanish

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Record 9 1998-12-17

English

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

Leprosy which presents multiple bacilli.

OBS

[Multibacillary leprosy] includes all mid-borderline(BB) ;borderline lepromatous(BL) and lepromatous(LL) cases in the Ridge-Jopling scale or borderline(B) and lepromatous(L) cases in the Madrid classification, as well as any other types when smear is positive.

OBS

WHO [World Health Organization] Classification: MB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
OBS

Lèpre qui contient de nombreux bacilles.

OBS

[La lèpre multibacillaire] englobe tous les cas relevant de la forme borderline proprement dite (BB), de la forme borderline lépromateuse (BL) et de la forme lépromateuse polaire (LL) de la classification de Ridley-Jopling ou du groupe borderline (B) et de la forme lépromateuse (L) de la classification de Madrid, ainsi que tous les autres types lorsque le frottis est positif.

OBS

Classification de l'OMS [Organisation mondiale de la Santé] : MB.

Spanish

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