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Article: 4 Diagnosis.(Global Strategy for Further Reducing the Leprosy Burden and Sustaining Leprosy Control Activities 2006-2010)(leprosy diagnosis )(Disease/Disorder overview)
- Article from:
- Leprosy Review
- Article date:
- September 1, 2006
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4.1 What is a case of leprosy and when should leprosy be suspected?
A case of leprosy is a person with clinical signs of leprosy who requires chemotherapy (MDT).
Leprosy should be suspected in people with any of the following symptoms or signs:
* pale or reddish patches on the skin (the most common sign of leprosy)
* loss, or decrease, of feeling in the skin patch
* numbness or tingling of the hands or feet
* weakness of the hands, feet or eyelids