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Descriptor
English
:
Leprosy
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Lepra
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Hanseníase
Synonyms
English
:
Disease, Hansen
Disease, Hansen's
Hansen Disease
Hansen's Disease
Hansens Disease
Leprosies
Tree Number:
C01.150.252.410.040.552.475.371
SP4.012.148.164
Definition
English
:
A chronic granulomatous infection caused by
MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE
. The granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous
membranes
, and the
peripheral nerves
. Two polar or principal types are lepromatous and tuberculoid.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with
NEGLECTED DISEASES
if pertinent; rat
leprosy
=
MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS
(IM) +
MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAEMURIUM
(IM); ENL (
erythema nodosum
leprosum) =
LEPROSY
, LEPROMATOUS (IM) +
ERYTHEMA NODOSUM
(IM)
See Related
English
:
Leprostatic Agents
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
8096
Unique Identifier:
D007918
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS