Leprosy, Paucibacillary
A form of LEPROSY classified by the World Health Organization for the purpose of treatment, based on clinical manifestations and skin smear results. Patients with paucibacillary leprosy have fewer than six skin lesions with no causative agent MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE on any slit-skin smear testing. Paucibacillary leprosy encompasses indeterminate, borderline tuberculoid, and tuberculoid leprosy.
Year introduced: 2010
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Tree Number(s): C01.150.252.410.040.552.475.371.850
MeSH Unique ID: D056005
Entry Terms:
- Leprosies, Paucibacillary
- Paucibacillary Leprosies
- Borderline Tuberculoid
- Borderline Tuberculoids
- Tuberculoid, Borderline
- Tuberculoids, Borderline
- Indeterminate Tuberculoid
- Indeterminate Tuberculoids
- Tuberculoid, Indeterminate
- Tuberculoids, Indeterminate
- Paucibacillary Leprosy
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