Preferred Label : leprosy, tuberculoid;

MeSH definition : 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 (LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS), the lepromin test is positive. Tuberculoid leprosy is rarely a source of infection to others.;

MeSH synonym : tuberculoid leprosy; tuberculoid leprosies; leprosies, tuberculoid;

MeSH hyponym : leprosy, macular; leprosy, neural; Leprosies, Neural; Neural Leprosies; Neural Leprosy; Leprosies, Macular; Macular Leprosies; Macular Leprosy;

MeSH annotation : coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy, tuberculoid;

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

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