Biomaterial Database

Skin smear examination in paucibacillary leprosy patients. 1991

V N Bhatia

Dept of Serologist & Chemical Examiner to Govt of India, Calcutta.

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
D009166	Mycobacterium leprae	A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that causes LEPROSY in man. Its organisms are generally arranged in clumps, rounded masses, or in groups of bacilli side by side.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012867	Skin	The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.
D015439	Leprosy, Borderline	A form of LEPROSY in which there are clinical manifestations of both principal types (lepromatous and tuberculoid). The disease may shift toward one of these two polar or principal forms.	Leprosy, Dimorphous,Borderline Leprosies,Borderline Leprosy,Dimorphous Leprosies,Dimorphous Leprosy,Leprosies, Borderline,Leprosies, Dimorphous
D015441	Leprosy, Tuberculoid	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 (LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS), the lepromin test is positive. Tuberculoid leprosy is rarely a source of infection to others.	Leprosy, Macular,Leprosy, Neural,Tuberculoid Leprosy,Leprosies, Macular,Leprosies, Neural,Leprosies, Tuberculoid,Macular Leprosies,Macular Leprosy,Neural Leprosies,Neural Leprosy,Tuberculoid Leprosies