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.
Treponema is a genus of spiral-shaped bacteria. The major treponeme species of human pathogens is Treponema pallidum, whose subspecies are responsible for diseases such as syphilis, bejel, and yaws.Treponema carateum is the cause of pinta. Treponema paraluiscuniculi is associated with syphilis in rabbits.reponema is a genus of spiral-shaped bacteria. The major treponeme species of human pathogens is Treponema pallidum, whose subspecies are responsible for diseases such as syphilis, bejel, and yaws.