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disease > skin appendages disease > skin disease > lepromatous leprosy
disease > infectious disease > leprosy > lepromatous leprosy

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lepromatous leprosy  

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  • Lepromatous leprosy is a form of leprosy characterized by pale macules in the skin.It results from the failure of Th1 cell activation which is necessary to eradicate the mycobacteria (Th1 response is required to activate macrophages that engulf and contain the disease). (Wikipedia)

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