NALT

Preferred term

tuberculoid leprosy

Topic

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, the lepromin test is positive. Tuberculoid leprosy is rarely a source of infection to others.

paucibacillary leprosy

macular leprosy
neural leprosy

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

58393

Spanish

lepra tuberculoide

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/133039

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Created 11/20/09, last modified 11/30/12