What Is Leprosy?
3. Tuberculoid Leprosy Classification
Another method of categorization involves 3 different types of leprosy, and each type is diagnosed according to how the patient’s immune system is responding to the disease. The first is tuberculoid leprosy. Patients with this type will have a good immune response to the disease, have few lesions, and will only be mildly contagious.
Another type is lepromatous leprosy. In this type, the patient has a poor immune response to the disease. Large areas of the body are affected, and organs and nerves are also affected. This variety is also more contagious than the previous type. The third category is borderline leprosy, which means the patient is somewhere in between the other two varieties.
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