#leprosy__hansen'sdisease 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
supertype: infectious_disease a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
part: erythema_nodosum_leprosum
subtype: tuberculoid_leprosy leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous nerves
subtype: 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
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