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Rat leprosy

rat leprosy

A slowly but progressively fatal form of leprosy occurring in rats, caused by mycobacterium lepraemurium; it appears in two forms, glandular and musculocutaneous; causes induration, alopecia, and eventually ulceration.

Synonym: mouse leprosy, murine leprosy.


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