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BORDERLINE LEPROSY [6 records]

Record 1 2012-02-15

English

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

Leprosy which presents few bacilli.

OBS

[Paucibacillary leprosy] includes only smear negative indeterminate(I), tuberculoid(TT) and borderline tuberculoid(BT) cases on the Ridley-Jopling scale or indeterminate(I) and tuberculoid(T) cases in the Madrid classification.

OBS

WHO [World Health Organization] Classification: PB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Lèpre qui contient peu de bacilles.

OBS

[La lèpre paucibacillaire] regroupe uniquement les cas à frottis négatifs qui relèvent de la lèpre indéterminée (I), de la lèpre tuberculoïde polaire (TT) et de la lèpre borderline tuberculoïde (BT) de la classification de Ridley-Jopling ou du groupe indéterminé (I) et de la forme tuberculoïde (T) de la classification de Madrid.

OBS

Classification de l'OMS [Organisation mondiale de la Santé] : PB.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-12-21

English

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

[Malignant leprosy] very unstable [and] almost strongly positive on bacteriological examination; a lepromin reaction generally negative.

OBS

Madrid classification: B.

Key term(s)
  • borderline dimorphous leprosy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

[Lèpre] maligne, très instable, presque toujours fortement positive à l'examen bactériologique [et] généralement lépromino-négative.

Key term(s)
  • lèpre dimorphe
  • lèpre borderline dimorphe

Spanish

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Record 3 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 4 1998-12-21

English

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

Leprosy [in which] there is a clear narrow subepidermal zone. Epithelioid cells are focalized by lymphocytes into tubercles, and Langhans’ giant cells may be present.

OBS

Ridley and Jopling classification: BT.

OBS

BT leprosy with large pale macules and multiple nerve involvement is sometimes called maculo-anaesthetic or low-resistant tuberculoid leprosy.

Key term(s)
  • maculo-anaesthetic tuberculoid leprosy
  • low-resistant tuberculoid leprosy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Lèpre qui se caractérise par des lésions cutanéo-névritiques plus nombreuses avec quelques M. Leprae décelables dans les lésions cutanées.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-12-17

English

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

Delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction with an upgrading of CMI [cell-mediated immunity] to antigens of M. leprae seen in borderline leprosy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Modification de l'équilibre immunologique vis-à-vis de M. leprae dans le sens d'une augmentation de l'immunité à médiation cellulaire.

Spanish

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Record 6 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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