Lepra Tuberkuloid
Leprosy also known as hansens disease hd is a long term infection by the bacteria mycobacterium leprae or mycobacterium lepromatosis.
Lepra tuberkuloid. Tuberculoid leprosy is a milder less severe form of leprosy. In this form of leprosy mycobacterium leprae are either absent from the lesion or occur in very small numbers. This type of leprosy is the most benign and the least contagious.
Specific symptoms and treatment depend on the type of leprosy. The affected area of. Tuberculoid leprosy tl it is a form of leprosy that is characterized by skin lesions that are asymmetrically distributed with well demarcated edges and few lesions.
Infection can lead to damage of the nerves respiratory tract skin and eyes. A mild less severe form of leprosy. The upper respiratory tract is made up of the nose the nasal cavity the mouth the larynx often referred to as the voice box and the pharynx.
People with this type have only one or a few patches of flat pale colored skin called paucibacillary leprosy. Tuberculoid leprosy is characterized by the formation of epithelioid cell granulomas with a large number of epithelioid cells. The tuberculoid form is not as serious causing a few well defined skin lesions that are numb.
Leprosy is defined by the number and type of skin sores you have. Tuberculoid leprosy is characterized by the presence of fewer than five skin lesions which are typically hypopigmented or erythematous macules with raised erythematous borders and an atrophic center fig. Tuberculoid leprosy is characterised by a restricted pathogenic growth and relatively high cell mediated immunity whereas lepromatous leprosy owns a poor cell mediated immunity which results in an extensive spreading of the infection all over the body.
Drugs used to treat leprosy tuberculoid the following list of medications are in some way related to or used in the treatment of this condition.