voicesinmyhead Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jul 21, 2013 Messages 234 Reaction score 9 Jul 7, 2014 #1 Members do not see this ad. Do both lepromatous and tuberculoid leprosy have loss of sensation?
T thehundredthone Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Aug 20, 2012 Messages 814 Reaction score 231 Jul 8, 2014 #2 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. Upvote 0 Downvote
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.
