tuberculoid leprosy
MONDO:0005126Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names tuberculoid leprosy yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A principal or polar form of leprosy in which the skin lesions are few and are sharply demarcated. Peripheral nerve involvement is pronounced and may be severe. Unlike lepromatous leprosy (leprosy, lepromatous), the lepromin test is positive. Tuberculoid leprosy is rarely a source of infection to others.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005126), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: tuberculoid leprosy
- Also called
- tuberculoid leprosy [type T]