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lepromatous leprosy

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Noun1.lepromatous leprosy - a very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the body
Hansen's disease, leprosy - chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae


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11) Nasal septal perforation is also a known complication of systemic vasculitides, including Wegener's granulomatosis and systemic lupus erythematosus; sarcoidosis; malignancies such as nasal T cell lymphoma and squamous cell carcinoma; infections such as tuberculosis, lepromatous leprosy, and rhinosporidiosis; sinonasal surgery; and traumatic insults such as chronic nose picking and piercing injuries.
There ar two major forms of the disease, lepromatous leprosy and tuberculoid leprosy.
 
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