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Leprosy |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C84824 |
| 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. |
| code |
C84824 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
| 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. |
| FULL_SYN |
Hansen Disease Leprosy Hansen's Disease |
| label |
Leprosy |
| Preferred_Name |
Leprosy |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C84824 |
| prefLabel |
Leprosy |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0023343 |
| subClassOf |
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