Preferred Name |
Leprosy |
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Synonyms |
Hansen's Disease Hansen Disease Leprosy |
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Definitions |
A bacterial granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It is a progressive disease affecting the skin, peripheral nerves, and limbs. If untreated, it causes permanent tissue damage leading to autoamputations. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C84824 |
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ALT_DEFINITION |
An infection predominantly that is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which causes a progressive disease affecting the skin, peripheral nerves, and limbs. If untreated, it usually causes permanent tissue damage leading to autoamputations. |
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code |
C84824 |
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Concept_In_Subset | ||
Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
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DEFINITION |
A bacterial granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It is a progressive disease affecting the skin, peripheral nerves, and limbs. If untreated, it causes permanent tissue damage leading to autoamputations. |
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FULL_SYN |
Hansen's Disease Hansen Disease Leprosy |
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label |
Leprosy |
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Preferred_Name |
Leprosy |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C84824 |
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Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0023343 |
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subClassOf |