A chronic granulomatous infection caused by MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. The granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous membranes, and the peripheral nerves. Two polar or principal types are lepromatous and tuberculoid. Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease affecting primarily the skin and peripheral nervous system.
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HANSEN DIS; HANSENS DIS; Hansen Disease; Hansen's Disease; Hansens Disease; Infection due to Mycobacterium leprae; LEPROSY NEC; LEPROSY NOS; Leprosies; Leprosy (disorder); Leprosy NOS (disorder); Leprosy, unspecified; Mycobacterium leprae caused disease or disorder; Mycobacterium leprae disease or disorder; Mycobacterium leprae infection; Mycobacterium leprae infectious disease; Other specified leprosy; [X]Leprosy, unspecified; [X]Leprosy, unspecified (disorder)