What Is Leprosy?
6. Symptoms
Typical symptoms of leprosy include lesions on the skin. These lesions usually do not heal well, and they are also likely to be less sensitive than unaffected parts of the body. The lesions will sometimes be red and inflamed, and at other times they can be paler than the surrounding skin is.
Leprosy will gradually damage the patient’s nerves and this can lead to numbness in the arms, legs, feet, and hands. The patient will also likely develop weakness in their muscles as their nerves become increasingly damaged. Hair loss is another symptom that patients with leprosy will likely encounter.
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