Positioning of borderline and indetermined groups in the hanseniasis classification

The authors discuss the present conceptions of the hanseniasis classification, establish the main clinical, histological, bacterioscopic and immunological characteristics of the borderline and indeterminate groups. They also believe that the borderline group is genetically pre-determined and show th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: PEREIRA JUNIOR, Antonio Carlos, GURFINKEL, Andréa Cabral de Menezes
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1981
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima (ILSL)
Repositorio:Hansenologia Internationalis (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br:article/35610
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/hansenologia/article/view/35610
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Classificação da hanseníase
Hanseníase borderline
Hanseníase indeterminada
Hanseniasis classification
Borderline hanseniasis
Indetermined hanseniasi
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Sumario:The authors discuss the present conceptions of the hanseniasis classification, establish the main clinical, histological, bacterioscopic and immunological characteristics of the borderline and indeterminate groups. They also believe that the borderline group is genetically pre-determined and show the importance of the indeterminate forms and its evolutionary aspects. They try a schematic process of classification from the Rabello's polar conception and conclude stating that the closing of the borderline groups within itself, with special characteristics, oscillating in a defined spectrum without touching the extremes T and V (L).