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The man’s left chest region depicted here, revealed the presence of a large lesion that was attributed to the tubercular form of leprosy, caused by the bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae. This form of the disease is characterized by the presence of asymmetrically distributed, solitary skin lesions, and under the newer World Health Organization (WHO) standards, this type of leprosy is classified as paucibacillary (PB), leprosy.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Andre J. Lebrun
Creation Date: 1969
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