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lepromatous leprosy

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lepromatous leprosy [lə¦prä·məd·əs ′lep·rə·sē]
(medicine)
A severely debilitating form of Hansen's disease characterized by the presence of multiple nodular lesions (lepromata) on the skin.


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We have identified a second species of leprosy mycobacterium, and in identifying this killing organism we've better defined the disease that it causes, diffuse lepromatous leprosy (DLL)," Han said.
Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis produces disseminated and chronic skin lesions resembling those of lepromatous leprosy.
 
 
 
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