[Lepromatous leprosy with extensive ulcerations and cachexia. The Lucio phenomenon? Lazarine leprosy?].
1979
M Strobel, and
B Ndiaye, and
A Carayon
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007918
Leprosy
A chronic granulomatous infection caused by MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. The granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous membranes, and the peripheral nerves. Two polar or principal types are lepromatous and tuberculoid.
Hansen's Disease,Hansen Disease
D002100
Cachexia
General ill health, malnutrition, and weight loss, usually associated with chronic disease.
D005260
Female
Females
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man