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Tuberculoid leprosy

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006549

A principal or polar form of leprosy in which the skin lesions are few and are sharply demarcated. Peripheral nerve involvement is pronounced and may be severe. Unlike lepromatous leprosy, the lepromin test is positive. Tuberculoid leprosy is rarely a source of infection to others.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006549
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsmacular leprosy; neural leprosy
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoPaucibacillary leprosy
TranslationsSpanish: lepra tuberculoide
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006549",
  "term": "Tuberculoid leprosy",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A principal or polar form of leprosy in which the skin lesions are few and are sharply demarcated. Peripheral nerve involvement is pronounced and may be severe. Unlike lepromatous leprosy, the lepromin test is positive. Tuberculoid leprosy is rarely a source of infection to others.",
  "synonyms": [
    "macular leprosy",
    "neural leprosy"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "paucibacillary leprosy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "lepra tuberculoide"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/tuberculoid-leprosy/"
}

Record 6,445 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.