Elham Nashed

Topics:
 Definition
 History
 Causes
 Signs & symptoms
 Forms of leprosy
 Diagnosis
 Treatment
 New discovery
 What is the Leprosy?

 Chronic infectious disease.

 Can affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, the mucosa of the
upper respiratory tract, and the eyes.
 Caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae.
The History of the disease:
What causes leprosy?
• Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium leprae

o Rod-shaped bacillus.
oAcid fast.
oImpossible to grow on artificial media.
o Grow in cooler area.
 Signs & Symptoms
• Numbness
• Large ulcerations
• Facial disfigurement
• Pins and needles sensations
• Nerve injury
• skin lesions
• Skin lesions of hypo pigmented macules
Forms of Leprosy:
• Ridley-Jopling classification system:
Tuberculoid leprosy
Lepromatous leprosy
Borderline tuberculoid leprosy

• WHO classification system:

Paucibacillary leprosy
Multibacillary leprosy
How Is Leprosy Diagnosed?
• Skin smear test
• CBC test
• liver function tests
• Serodiagnostic tests
• Nerve biopsy
Treatment:
New Discovery
References:
• https://www.medicinenet.com/leprosy/article.htm#how_do_health_care_professi
onals_diagnose_leprosy
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterium_leprae
• https://microbiologysociety.org/publication/past-
issues/mycobacteria/article/mycobacterium-leprae-the-cause-of-leprosy.html
• https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/guide/leprosy-
symptoms-treatments-history#1
• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090526202805.htm