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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. bacterial infections
  3. mycobacterial diseases
  4. leprosy
  5. paucibacillary leprosy
  6. borderline leprosy
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. bacterial infections
  3. mycobacterial diseases
  4. leprosy
  5. paucibacillary leprosy
  6. borderline leprosy

Preferred term

borderline leprosy

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • dimorphous leprosy

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/133045

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