Abstract:The WHO expert committee on leprosy, eighth report, defined a case of Leprosy as a person having manifestations of at least one of the following cardinal signs. 1 Definite loss of sensation in a pale (hypo pigmented) or reddish skin patch. A thickened or enlarged peripheral nerve, with loss of sensation and/or weakness of the muscles supplied by the nerve. The presence of acid-fast bacilli in a slit skin smear. Epidemiology Worldwide, 2 to 3 million people are estimated to be permanently disabled due to lepros… Show more
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