Diagnosis, Workup and Treatment. This patient with gradual, painless, blurred vision OD was found to have a unilateral hyperopic shift of 1.5 D from an underlying choroidal mass. The differential diagnosis for a unilateral hyperopic shift includes mechanisms that flatten the cornea, shift the lens posteriorly, or shift the retina anteriorly. In this case, there was an amelanotic choroidal mass that shifted the retina anteriorly.
Q: A: Mycobacterium leprae is the scientific name for the pathogen of Leprosy. It is an intracellular, pleomorphic, acid fast bacterium. M. Leprae is a gram-positive aerobic rod-shaped (bacillus) surrounded by the characteristic waxy coating unique to mycobacteria.hat is the scientific name for leprosy. http://www.chacha.com/question/what-is-the-scientific-name-for-leprosy. Leprosy's scientific name is mycobacterium leprae humanum. It's also named  Hansen's disease after its discoverer, G-A Hansen.
Mycobacterium leprae: The bacillus responsible for leprosy (Hansen disease). Mycobacterium leprae is an obligate parasite that has to live within cells.There it is able to withstand the onslaught of enzymes and other forces by virtue of possessing a peculiarly resistant waxy coat and thanks also to its association with lowered cellular immunity. See also: Hansen disease.ycobacterium leprae: The bacillus responsible for leprosy (Hansen disease). Mycobacterium leprae is an obligate parasite that has to live within cells.