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BORDERLINE LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY [2 records]

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Record 1 1998-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • The Skin
DEF

[Leprosy] in which histiocytes are the predominant cell type with relatively few lymphocytes scattered among them, sometimes in aggregates. [An] increased perineural inflammation [and] large numbers of acid-fast bacilli are present.

OBS

Ridley and Jopling classification: BL.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

[Lèpre] qui se distingue de la forme LL [lépromateuse polaire] par l'aspect des lésions cutanées, souvent annulaires, et par un infiltrat plus riche en lymphocytes. En revanche, comme elle, elle associe une forte charge bacillaire et une réaction de Mitsuda négative.

Spanish

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Record 2 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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