Experimental Factor Ontology

Last uploaded: December 16, 2024
Preferred Name

Leprosy, Paucibacillary
Synonyms

paucibacillary leprosy

Definitions

A form of LEPROSY classified by the World Health Organization for the purpose of treatment, based on clinical manifestations and skin smear results. Patients with paucibacillary leprosy have fewer than six skin lesions with no causative agent MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE on any slit-skin smear testing. Paucibacillary leprosy encompasses indeterminate, borderline tuberculoid, and tuberculoid leprosy.

ID

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_1001358

database_cross_reference

SNOMEDCT:416483009

MeSH:D056005

definition

A form of LEPROSY classified by the World Health Organization for the purpose of treatment, based on clinical manifestations and skin smear results. Patients with paucibacillary leprosy have fewer than six skin lesions with no causative agent MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE on any slit-skin smear testing. Paucibacillary leprosy encompasses indeterminate, borderline tuberculoid, and tuberculoid leprosy.

has_exact_synonym

paucibacillary leprosy

label

Leprosy, Paucibacillary

preferred label

Leprosy, Paucibacillary

prefixIRI

efo:EFO_1001358

prefLabel

Leprosy, Paucibacillary

term editor

Sirarat Sarntivijai

subClassOf

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0001054

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