7
TYPES OF
LEPROSY
1.TUBERCULOID:
-One large red patch with well-defined raised borders.
- Lesions become dry and hairless.
-Loss of sensation may occur at site of some lesions.
-Tender, thickened nerves with loss of function are common.
2.BORDERLINE TUBERCULOID:
-Similar to tuberculoid type except that lesions are smaller and more numerous.
-Disease may stay in this stage or convert back to tuberculoid form, or progress