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  • But if your immune sysyem is weak, you get my more severe 'lepromatous' kind.

    Mycobacterium leprae Emma Lurie 2007

  • But if your immune sysyem is weak, you get my more severe 'lepromatous' kind.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Emma Lurie 2007

  • This took some guts, because 8mm cartridges have been as popular with American shooters as lepromatous leprosy.

    Large Caliber Rifles Simplified 2006

  • ‘BORDERLINE’ LEPROSY combines features of both tuberculoid and lepromatous leprosy.

    1) Head Control and Use of Senses 1999

  • Depending on where it falls along the line between the two extremes, borderline leprosy is divided into: borderline tuberculoid (BT), borderline (BB), and borderline lepromatous (BL).

    1) Head Control and Use of Senses 1999

  • If there are lumps, then the person probably has lepromatous leprosy and it is best to use 3 medicines.

    Chapter 31 1993

  • For lepromatous leprosy take all of these for 2 to

    Chapter 31 1993

  • When taken alone, it often gives good results, but more slowly, so treatment must continue for at least 2 years and sometimes for life for lepromatous leprosy.

    Chapter 31 1993

  • The treatment of lepromatous leprosy has three objectives:

    Chapter 9 1993

  • Although it is less effective in killing leprosy bacteria than rifampin, it has the advantage that it also helps to control lepra reaction to some extent, particularly in persons with lepromatous leprosy

    Chapter 31 1993

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