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PAUCIBACILLARY LEPROSY [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-02-15

English

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

Leprosy which presents few bacilli.

OBS

[Paucibacillary leprosy] includes only smear negative indeterminate (I), tuberculoid (TT) and borderline tuberculoid (BT) cases on the Ridley-Jopling scale or indeterminate (I) and tuberculoid (T) cases in the Madrid classification.

OBS

WHO [World Health Organization] Classification: PB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Lèpre qui contient peu de bacilles.

OBS

[La lèpre paucibacillaire] regroupe uniquement les cas à frottis négatifs qui relèvent de la lèpre indéterminée (I), de la lèpre tuberculoïde polaire (TT) et de la lèpre borderline tuberculoïde (BT) de la classification de Ridley-Jopling ou du groupe indéterminé (I) et de la forme tuberculoïde (T) de la classification de Madrid.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 2 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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