Review Article
Leprosy: An Overview of Pathophysiology
Table 1
Clinical features of leprosy.
| Characteristics | Tuberculoid | Borderline tuberculoid | Midborderline | Borderline lepromatous | Lepromatous leprosy |
| Number of lesions | Single or upto 3
| A Few (up to 10) | Several (10–30) | Numerous, asymmetrical (>30) | Innumerable, symmetrical | Size | Variable, usually large | Variable, some are large | Variable | Small, some can be large | Small | Surface changes | Hypopigmented | Dry, scaly, look bright, and infiltrated | Dull or slightly shiny | Shiny | Shiny | Sensations | Absent | Markedly diminished | Moderately diminished | Slightly diminished | Minimally diminished | Hair growth | Nil | Markedly diminished | Moderately diminished | Slightly diminished | Not affected initially | Skin smear | Negative | Negative or 1+ | 1–3+ | 3–5+ | Plenty, including globi (6+) | Lepromin test | Strongly positive | Weakly positive | Negative | Negative | Negative |
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