What Is Leprosy?
4. Ridley-Jopling Classification
The Ridley-Jopling classification system involves 5 different categories. The first of these is tuberculoid leprosy, which means there are just a few lesions on the body, and some minor damage to the nerves. Next is borderline tuberculoid leprosy, in which there is slightly more nerve damage.
Following that is borderline, which is followed by borderline lepromatous, which means that the patient has swollen lymph nodes, red plaques on their skin, and some numbness. Lepromatous leprosy is the most severe form with numerous lesions, peripheral nerve thickening, hair loss, and disfigurement. Patients may regress to a milder form or advance to a more severe form, except for Lepromatous leprosy which does not regress.
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