Prev Term: Leporipoxvirus
Next Term: leptin
leprosy
Used for:
Hansen's disease
Broader Terms:
Actinomycetales infection
Related Terms:
Mycobacterium leprae
Scope Note:
chronic granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae; granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous membranes, and the peripheral nerves; two polar or principal types are lepromatous and tuberculoid.
Term Number:
0368-2390
Send your comments to: Melody Lowe