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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > bacterial infections > mycobacterial diseases > leprosy > multibacillary leprosy
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > bacterial infections > mycobacterial diseases > leprosy > multibacillary leprosy
Preferred Term:

lepra multibacilar

Definition:
Una forma de lepra clasificada por la Organización Mundial de la Salud con propósito de tratamiento, basada en las manifestaciones clínicas y en el frotis de la piel. Los pacientes con lepra multibacilar tienen seis o más lesiones con o sin resultados positivos de la piel con baciloscopia para el agente causal Mycobacterium leprae. La lepra multibacilar abarca la limítrofe lepromatosa, intermedia y la lepra lepromatosa.
Concept Schemes:
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Términos Genéricos:
lepra
Términos Específicos:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/133049
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