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BORDERLINE TUBERCULOID LEPROSY [1 record]

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Record 1 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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