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Descriptor English:
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Leprosy, Paucibacillary
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Lepra Paucibacilar
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Hanseníase Paucibacilar
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Synonyms English:
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Borderline Tuberculoid
Indeterminate Tuberculoid
Paucibacillary Leprosy
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Tree Number:
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C01.252.410.040.552.386.850
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Definition English:
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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 paucibacillary leprosy have fewer than six skin lesions with no causative agent MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE on any slit-skin smear testing. Paucibacillary leprosy encompasses indeterminate, borderline tuberculoid, and tuberculoid leprosy. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent
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History Note English:
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2010
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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53482
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Unique Identifier:
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D056005
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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