Diseases

Borderline Leprosy

A form of LEPROSY in which there are clinical manifestations of both principal types (lepromatous and tuberculoid). The disease may shift toward one of these two polar or principal forms.

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Abstract

A form of LEPROSY in which there are clinical manifestations of both principal types (lepromatous and tuberculoid). The disease may shift toward one of these two polar or principal forms.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Leprosy, Borderline
  • Leprosy, Dimorphous
  • Borderline Leprosies
  • Dimorphous Leprosies
  • Dimorphous Leprosy
  • Leprosies, Borderline
  • Leprosies, Dimorphous

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent

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History Note

89

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Previous Indexing

  • Leprosy (1966-1988)

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  1. C01w.150.252w.410.040.552.475.371w.850.249w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Borderline Leprosy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015439. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015439
  2. Borderline Leprosy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_leprosy
  3. Borderline Leprosy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4944687