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MB LEPROSY [1 record]

Record 1 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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