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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