The list of medical symptoms mentioned in various sources for Leprosy may include:
Note that Leprosy symptoms usually refers to various medical symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Leprosy signs may often refer to those signs that are only noticable by a doctor.
This chronic infectious disease usually affects the skin and peripheral nerves but has a wide range of possible clinical manifestations. Patients are classified as having paucibacillary or multibacillary Hansen's disease. Paucibacillary Hansen's disease is milder and characterized by one or more hypopigmented skin macules. Multibacillary Hansen's disease is associated with symmetric skin lesions, nodules, plaques, thickened dermis, and frequent involvement of the nasal mucosa resulting in nasal congestion and epistaxis. (Source: excerpt from Hansen's Disease (Leprosy): DBMD)
More detailed symptom information may be found on the symptoms of Leprosy article. In addition to the above medical information, to get a full picture of the possible signs or symptoms of this condition and also possibly the signs and symptoms of its related medical conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by:
These general reference articles may be related to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:
The phrase "signs of Leprosy" should, strictly speaking, refer only to those signs and symptoms of Leprosy that are not readily apparent to the patient. The word "symptoms of Leprosy" is the more general meaning; see symptoms of Leprosy.
The signs and symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Leprosy. This medical information about signs and symptoms for Leprosy has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Leprosy signs or Leprosy symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Leprosy may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Leprosy symptoms.
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