Leprosy history and symptoms

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Overview

History and Symptoms

This chronic infectious disease usually affects the skin and peripheral nerves but has a wide range of possible clinical manifestations. Patients are classified as having paucibacillary or multibacillary Hansen's disease.

  • Paucibacillary Hansen's disease is milder and characterized by one or more hypopigmented skin macules.
  • Multibacillary Hansen's disease is associated with symmetric skin lesions, nodules, plaques, thickened dermis, and frequent involvement of the nasal mucosa resulting in nasal congestion and epistaxis.

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