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LEPRE BORDERLINE [2 records]

Record 1 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 2 1998-12-21

English

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

An unstable leprosy that may evolve toward tuberculoid leprosy by reversal reactions or downgrade toward lepromatous leprosy.

OBS

Ridley and Jopling classification: BB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Lèpre la plus rare, la plus instable et pouvant évoluer par «inversion» ou «dégradation». Des taches ou plaques multiples et asymétriques, des bandes annulaires ou de forme bizarre apparaissent groupées.

Spanish

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