Leprosy 1 (april.2014) | Page 10

5.LEPROMMATOUS LEPROSY:

-Early on, cutaneous lesions are small, diffuse and symmetric (consisting mainly of pale macules).

-Early symptoms include nasal stuffiness, discharge and bleeding, and swelling of the legs and ankles.

-Later, larger and deeper lesions form and these contain many bacilli.

IF LEFT UNTREATED~

-Skin thickens over forehead (leonine facies), eyebrows and eyelashes are lost, nose becomes misshapen or collapses, ear lobes thicken, upper incisor teeth fall out

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