Stigma and increase of leprosy cases in SouthEast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Ramadhan TosepuJoko GunawanDevi Savitri EffendyFitri Rachmillah Fadmi
Abstract
Leprosy remains an important health issue.The disease is characterised by a chronic granulomatous infection of the skin and peripheral nerves caused by Mycobacterium leprae.The disease is classified into two, namely paucibacillary (PB) or multibacillary (MB) leprosy.PB leprosy is a milder form of disease, characterized by several (ie, up to five) hypopigmented, pale and reddish lesions, and hypo-or anesthetic lesions.MB leprosy is associated with
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