Anaplastic large cell lymphoma describes several types of T-cell lymphomas and accounts for approximately 12 percent to 15 percent of all T-cell lymphomas in adults and between 10 percent and 30 percent of all lymphomas in children. It can be divided into three types.
Definition of leprosy for English Language Learners. medical : a serious disease that causes painful rough areas on the skin and that badly damages nerves and flesh.
Mycobacterium leprae, also known as Hansenâs bacillus spirilly, mostly found in warm tropical countries, is a bacterium that causes leprosy. It is an intracellular, pleomorphic, acid-fast, pathogenic bacterium. M. leprae is an aerobic bacillus surrounded by the characteristic waxy coating unique to mycobacteria. In size and shape, it closely resembles Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Due to its thick waxy coating, M. leprae stains with a carbol fuchsin rather than with the traditional Gram ...