Diseases

Tuberculoid Leprosy

A principal or polar form of LEPROSY in which the skin lesions are few and are sharply demarcated. Peripheral nerve involvement is pronounced and may be severe. Unlike lepromatous leprosy (LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS), the lepromin test is positive. Tuberculoid leprosy is rarely a source of infection to others.

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A principal or polar form of LEPROSY in which the skin lesions are few and are sharply demarcated. Peripheral nerve involvement is pronounced and may be severe. Unlike lepromatous leprosy (LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS), the lepromin test is positive. Tuberculoid leprosy is rarely a source of infection to others.

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  • Leprosy, Tuberculoid
  • Leprosies, Tuberculoid
  • Tuberculoid Leprosies
  • Leprosy, Macular
  • Leprosy, Neural
  • Leprosies, Macular
  • Leprosies, Neural
  • Macular Leprosies
  • Macular Leprosy
  • Neural Leprosies
  • Neural Leprosy

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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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coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent

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  • Leprosy (1966-1988)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tuberculoid Leprosy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015441. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015441
  2. Tuberculoid Leprosy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculoid_leprosy
  3. Tuberculoid Leprosy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7850839