mooth, shiny, small, and of the same texture as the surrounding healthy skin. These patches do not have clear boundaries. In the later stages, the skin lesions in lepromatous leprosy consist of infiltrated lesions which progress into nodules and ulcerations. Tuberculoid macules are large and either single or few. They have an asymmetrical distribution and contain less pigment than normal skin. These patches are dry and scaly and may be anesthetized. Tuberculoid infiltrated lesions are minor or major, depending on the degree of elevation above normal skin.
The gruesome stories and myths relating to leprosy all center around the most obvious facet of the disease, the deformity and disfigurement that occurs. Contrary to popular images, the leper's skin does not she
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