A 25-year-old man from the Philippines presents with chronic, painless, anaesthetic hypopigmented skin patches on the trunk and thickened peripheral n...

Question

A 25-year-old man from the Philippines presents with chronic, painless, anaesthetic hypopigmented skin patches on the trunk and thickened peripheral nerves (ulnar and lateral popliteal). Slit-skin smears are negative for acid-fast bacilli. Skin biopsy shows well-formed epithelioid granulomata with giant cells and a sparse lymphocytic infiltrate. How should this be classified according to the WHO operational classification?

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Paucibacillary leprosy

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Multibacillary leprosy

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Indeterminate leprosy

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Borderline lepromatous leprosy

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Pure neural leprosy

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Paucibacillary Leprosy