Borderline tuberculoid leprosy
Borderline tuberculoid leprosy
Borderline tuberculoid leprosy (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Borderline tuberculoid leprosy
- Wikipedia's article - Borderline tuberculoid leprosy
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) is a form of leprosy, a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The term "borderline" refers to the disease's position on the spectrum of leprosy types, between tuberculoid leprosy and lepromatous leprosy.
Etymology
The term "borderline" originates from the Latin border, meaning "edge" or "boundary", and line, meaning "limit" or "boundary". The term "tuberculoid" is derived from tuberculum, the diminutive form of tuber, meaning "lump" or "swelling", and -oid, a suffix meaning "resembling" or "like". The term "leprosy" comes from the Greek λέπρα (lépra), from λεπίς (lepís), meaning "scale".
Symptoms
Borderline tuberculoid leprosy is characterized by skin lesions that are fewer and smaller than in lepromatous leprosy. The lesions are typically dry, red, and may be accompanied by loss of sensation.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis of borderline tuberculoid leprosy is typically based on clinical signs and symptoms, as well as skin smears and biopsies.
Treatment
Treatment typically involves multi-drug therapy, including dapsone, rifampicin, and clofazimine.
Related terms
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Borderline tuberculoid leprosy
- Wikipedia's article - Borderline tuberculoid leprosy
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski