loss of sensation in leprosy type?

[voicesinmyhead]

Do both lepromatous and tuberculoid leprosy have loss of sensation?

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[thehundredthone]

Loss of sensation is associated more with the tuberculoid type due to the active immune response against the nerves that are infected. With lepromatous leprosy the nerve damage occurs later so it's not typically included as a finding.