Leprosy, Paucibacillary
Synonyms
Borderline Tuberculoid
Borderline Tuberculoids
Indeterminate Tuberculoid
Indeterminate Tuberculoids
Leprosies, Paucibacillary
Paucibacillary Leprosies
Paucibacillary Leprosy
Tuberculoid, Borderline
Tuberculoid, Indeterminate
Tuberculoids, Borderline
Tuberculoids, Indeterminate
A form of LEPROSY classified by the World Health Organization for the purpose of treatment, based on clinical manifestations and skin smear results. Patients with paucibacillary leprosy have fewer than six skin lesions with no causative agent MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE on any slit-skin smear testing. Paucibacillary leprosy encompasses indeterminate, borderline tuberculoid, and tuberculoid leprosy.