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* [[Muscle weakness]]
* [[Muscle weakness]]
* [[Eye]] [[complications]] - due to the [[nerve damage]], conditions such as [[corneal abrasion]] and [[corneal ulceration]] may occur.<ref name="pmid16707521">{{cite journal| author=Daniel E, Ffytche TJ, Kempen JH, Rao PS, Diener-West M, Courtright P| title=Incidence of ocular complications in patients with multibacillary leprosy after completion of a 2 year course of multidrug therapy. | journal=Br J Ophthalmol | year= 2006 | volume= 90 | issue= 8 | pages= 949-54 | pmid=16707521 | doi=10.1136/bjo.2006.094870 | pmc=PMC1857220 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16707521  }} </ref>
* [[Eye]] [[complications]] - due to the [[nerve damage]], conditions such as [[corneal abrasion]] and [[corneal ulceration]] may occur.<ref name="pmid16707521">{{cite journal| author=Daniel E, Ffytche TJ, Kempen JH, Rao PS, Diener-West M, Courtright P| title=Incidence of ocular complications in patients with multibacillary leprosy after completion of a 2 year course of multidrug therapy. | journal=Br J Ophthalmol | year= 2006 | volume= 90 | issue= 8 | pages= 949-54 | pmid=16707521 | doi=10.1136/bjo.2006.094870 | pmc=PMC1857220 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16707521  }} </ref>
* [[Trauma]] - attending to the [[loss of sensation]], following the [[nerve damage]] caused by this condition, a potential [[complication]] is the non voluntary self-inflicted [[trauma]] as a result of the absence of [[pain]].
* [[Burns]] and [[trauma]] - attending to the [[loss of sensation]], following the [[nerve damage]] caused by this condition, a potential [[complication]] is the non voluntary self-inflicted [[trauma]] as a result of the absence of [[pain]].
* [[Infection]] - following painless [[injuries]], due to the [[nerve damage]], that become [[infected]] by [[bacteria]] and complicate.
* [[Infection]] - following painless [[injuries]], due to the [[nerve damage]], that become [[infected]] by [[bacteria]] and complicate.



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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]

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Complications

Worldwide, 1-2 million persons are permanently disabled as a result of leprosy:[1] The number and degree of complications will depend on how early the condition is diagnosed and treatment is started. The later a correct diagnosis is reached, greater the number and the severity of the complications. These may include:

Prognosis

Early recognition is important. Early treatment limits damage by the disease, renders the person noninfectious, and allows for a normal lifestyle.

References

  1. Walker, Stephen L.; Lockwood, Dina N.J. (2007). "Leprosy". Clinics in Dermatology. 25 (2): 165–172. doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.05.012. ISSN 0738-081X.
  2. Daniel E, Ffytche TJ, Kempen JH, Rao PS, Diener-West M, Courtright P (2006). "Incidence of ocular complications in patients with multibacillary leprosy after completion of a 2 year course of multidrug therapy". Br J Ophthalmol. 90 (8): 949–54. doi:10.1136/bjo.2006.094870. PMC 1857220. PMID 16707521.


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