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Descriptor English: Leprosy, Multibacillary
Descriptor Spanish: Lepra Multibacilar
Descriptor lepra multibacilar
Entry term(s) lepra lepromatosa dimorfa
lepra lepromatosa dimorfa intermedia
Scope note: Forma de LEPRA clasificada por la Organización Mundial de la Salud con fines de tratamiento, basándose en las manifestaciones clínicas y en los resultados de los extendidos cutáneos. Los pacientes con lepra multibacilar tienen seis o más lesiones cutáneas, con o sin positividad de las extensiones cutáneas para el agente causal MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. La lepra multibacilar comprende la lepra lepromatosa fronteriza (dimorfa), fronteriza intermedia (dimorfa intermedia), y la lepra lepromatosa.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hanseníase Multibacilar
Descriptor French: Lèpre multibacillaire
Entry term(s): Borderline Lepromatous
Lepromatous, Borderline
Lepromatous, Midborderline
Leprosies, Multibacillary
Midborderline Lepromatous
Multibacillary Leprosies
Multibacillary Leprosy
Tree number(s): C01.150.252.410.040.552.475.371.775
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056006
Scope note: A form of LEPROSY classified by the World Health Organization for the purpose of treatment, based on clinical manifestations and skin smear results. Patients with multibacillary leprosy have six or more lesions with or without positive skin smear results for the causative agent MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. Multibacillary leprosy encompasses borderline lepromatous, midborderline, and lepromatous leprosy.
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 (1983-2009)
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
DeCS ID: 53481
Unique ID: D056006
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Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Leprosy, Multibacillary - Preferred
Concept UI M0524817
Scope note A form of LEPROSY classified by the World Health Organization for the purpose of treatment, based on clinical manifestations and skin smear results. Patients with multibacillary leprosy have six or more lesions with or without positive skin smear results for the causative agent MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. Multibacillary leprosy encompasses borderline lepromatous, midborderline, and lepromatous leprosy.
Preferred term Leprosy, Multibacillary
Entry term(s) Borderline Lepromatous
Lepromatous, Borderline
Lepromatous, Midborderline
Leprosies, Multibacillary
Midborderline Lepromatous
Multibacillary Leprosies
Multibacillary Leprosy



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