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Dorlands Medical Dictionary:lepromatous leprosy

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lepromatous leprosy  the more malignant and infectious of the two polar types of leprosy, characterized principally by widespread dissemination of   Mycobacterium leprae in the tissues (which reflects the poor   immune response to infection), and by numerous cutaneous lesions consisting of pale, diffusely and symmetrically distributed macules. The   lepromin test is negative. If untreated, the macules gradually progress to form plaques and nodules called lepromas. Infiltrations result in destructive lesions and deformities such as   leonine facies, but nerve damage is usually less than that seen in   tuberculoid leprosy. Called also   multibacillary l.
Lepromatous leprosy; there is diffuse infiltration of the face with leonine facies and madarosis.

Lepromatous leprosy; there is diffuse infiltration of the face with   leonine facies and madarosis.





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