Hansen's disease

Noun

1.

Hansen's disease - chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae Synonyms: leprosy

ENL, erythema nodosum leprosum, infectious disease, lepromatous leprosy, leprosy, tuberculoid leprosy