Search
Descriptor English: Leprosy, Borderline
Descriptor Spanish: Lepra Dimorfa
Descriptor lepra dimorfa
Entry term(s) lepra incierta
lepra intermedia
lepra intermedia de Cochrane
lepra limitánea de Wade
Scope note: Forma de LEPRA en la que hay manifestaciones clínicas de ambos tipos principales (lepromatosa y tuberculoide). La enfermedad puede evolucionar hacia una de estas dos formas polares o principales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hanseníase Dimorfa
Descriptor French: Lèpre interpolaire
Entry term(s): Borderline Leprosies
Borderline Leprosy
Dimorphous Leprosies
Dimorphous Leprosy
Leprosies, Borderline
Leprosies, Dimorphous
Leprosy, Dimorphous
Tree number(s): C01.150.252.410.040.552.475.371.850.249
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015439
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Leprosy (1966-1988)
Public MeSH Note: 89
History Note: 89
DeCS ID: 23707
Unique ID: D015439
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1989/01/01
Date of Entry: 1988/06/08
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Leprosy, Borderline - Preferred
Concept UI M0023792
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Leprosy, Borderline
Entry term(s) Borderline Leprosies
Borderline Leprosy
Dimorphous Leprosies
Dimorphous Leprosy
Leprosies, Borderline
Leprosies, Dimorphous
Leprosy, Dimorphous



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.

Go to survey