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Definition of Lepromatous leprosy
1. Noun. A very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the body.
Medical Definition of Lepromatous leprosy
1. A form of leprosy in which nodular cutaneous lesions are infiltrated, have ill-defined borders, and are bacteriologically positive; the lepromin test is negative, i.e., the immunologic mechanism of the patient is not responsive to the Mycobacterium leprae infection. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lepromatous Leprosy
Literary usage of Lepromatous leprosy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Evaluationsby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"TREATMENT OF lepromatous leprosy, INCLUDING DAPSONE-RESISTANT lepromatous leprosy
AND lepromatous leprosy COMPLICATED BY ERYTHEMA ..."
2. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluationsedited by Barry Leonard edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"Treatment of lepromatous leprosy, including dapsone-resistant lepromatous leprosy
and lepromatous leprosy complicated by erythema nodosum leprosum. ..."
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