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BORDERLINE LEPROSY [3 records]

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Record 1 1998-12-21

English

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

[Malignant leprosy] very unstable [and] almost strongly positive on bacteriological examination; a lepromin reaction generally negative.

OBS

Madrid classification: B.

Key term(s)
  • borderline dimorphous leprosy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

[Lèpre] maligne, très instable, presque toujours fortement positive à l'examen bactériologique [et] généralement lépromino-négative.

Key term(s)
  • lèpre dimorphe
  • lèpre borderline dimorphe

Spanish

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Record 2 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 3 1998-12-21

English

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

Leprosy [in which] there is a clear narrow subepidermal zone. Epithelioid cells are focalized by lymphocytes into tubercles, and Langhans' giant cells may be present.

OBS

Ridley and Jopling classification: BT.

OBS

BT leprosy with large pale macules and multiple nerve involvement is sometimes called maculo-anaesthetic or low-resistant tuberculoid leprosy.

Key term(s)
  • maculo-anaesthetic tuberculoid leprosy
  • low-resistant tuberculoid leprosy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Lèpre qui se caractérise par des lésions cutanéo-névritiques plus nombreuses avec quelques M. Leprae décelables dans les lésions cutanées.

Spanish

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