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Descriptor English:   Leprosy 
Descriptor Spanish:   Lepra 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Hanseníase 
Synonyms English:   Hansen's Disease  
Tree Number:   C01.252.410.040.552.386
SP4.001.012.148.164
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:   caused by Mycobacterium leprae; GEN or unspecified: prefer specifics; rat leprosy = MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS (IM) + MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAEMURIUM (IM); /drug ther: consider also LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; ENL (erythema nodosum leprosum): see note at LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS
See Related English:   Leprostatic Agents
 
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blood cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced classification
congenital complications
diet therapy diagnosis
drug therapy economics
ethnology embryology
enzymology epidemiology
etiology genetics
history immunology
metabolism microbiology
mortality nursing
pathology prevention & control
physiopathology parasitology
psychology radiography
rehabilitation radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy surgery
therapy transmission
urine ultrasonography
veterinary virology
Record Number:   8096 
Unique Identifier:   D007918 

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