Leprosy: lepromatous leprosy

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Leprosy: lepromatous leprosy. The Leprosy Mission International. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Lepromatous leprosy This leprosy patient has marked loss of the eyebrows and eyelashes (madarosis). The eyebrows are often totally lost, but a complete loss of the eyelashes is rare. There is also some thickening of the facial skin.

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