"Leprosy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D007918
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.040.552.386
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| Concept/Terms |
Leprosy- Leprosy
- Leprosies
- Hansen Disease
- Disease, Hansen
- Hansen's Disease
- Disease, Hansen's
- Hansens Disease
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leprosy" by people in Profiles.
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Wollina U, Hoenig LJ, Parish LC, Pierce SE. Leprosy in the Middle Ages: A European perspective. Clin Dermatol. 2025 May-Jun; 43(3):431-439.
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Bass M, Foster K, Studdiford J. Painless Nodular Rash in a Young Man. Am Fam Physician. 2017 Aug 01; 96(3):189-190.
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Deval H, Katoch K, Chauhan DS, Tyagi AK, Gupta RK, Kamal R, Kumar A, Yadav VS, Katoch VM, Hussain T. TlyA protein of Mycobacterium leprae: a probable bio-marker of active infection. Lepr Rev. 2016 Dec; 87(4):501-15.
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Mackowiak PA, Schlossberg MC, Meyer CF, Kauh YC, Deng A. A 49-year-old-man with a rash: a case report. Am J Med Sci. 2005 Sep; 330(3):134-8.
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Sieling PA, Chatterjee D, Porcelli SA, Prigozy TI, Mazzaccaro RJ, Soriano T, Bloom BR, Brenner MB, Kronenberg M, Brennan PJ, et al. CD1-restricted T cell recognition of microbial lipoglycan antigens. Science. 1995 Jul 14; 269(5221):227-30.
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Dalinka MK, Lally JF, Koniver G, Coren GS. The radiology of osseous and articular infection. CRC Crit Rev Clin Radiol Nucl Med. 1975 Nov; 7(1):1-64.
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Shields JA, Waring GO, Monte LG. Ocular findings in leprosy. Am J Ophthalmol. 1974 Jun; 77(6):880-90.
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Shields JA, Waring GO. Letter: Madarosis. Arch Ophthalmol. 1973 Dec; 90(6):511.