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Leprosy

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Hansen disease
OrphaNet reference
Leprosy 
May Cause
Acquired absence of phalanx, digit, hand, or foot
Acquired short hands and feet
Acro-osteolysis
Contracted hand
Dactylitis
Distal tapering of short tubular bones of the hands and feet
Gangrene of finger or toe
Limb reduction
Localized brachydactyly
Localized soft-tissue calcification
Lytic phalangeal lesion
Lytic skeletal lesion
Multiple radiolucent bone lesions
Nerve calcification
Neuropathic arthropathy
Neuropathic bone changes of the hands or feet
Paranasal sinus mass
Polyostotic bone lesions in adults
Polyostotic bone lesions in children
Pseudofracture
Self-mutilation
Soft-tissue calcification
Vascular deossification
Well-defined infectious bone lesion
Widespread areas of bone destruction
Widespread periosteal reaction
Widespread soft-tissue calcification

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