01009nas a2200205 4500000000100000008004100001260003800042653002800080653001900108653003000127653002100157653001200178100001500190700001700205700001200222245006200234300001100296520047800307020001800785 2023 d bSpringer International Publishing10aClinical manifestations10aClassification10aHistopathological aspects10aHansen's disease10aLeprosy1 aFlorian MC1 aEnechukwu NA1 aDeps PD00aClinical Aspects and Classification of Hansen’s Disease a81-1083 a

Hansen’s disease can course with a variety of dermatologic lesions that generally characterize a clinical-immunologic form of the disease. Three classifications of Hansen’s disease are recognized: the Operational Classification, the Madrid Classification, and the Ridley–Jopling classification. The clinical, histopathological, and bacteriological characteristics of each form of the Madrid and Ridley–Jopling classifications are presented in this chapter.

 a9783031308925