Leprosy Mailing List, June 2^nd, 2009

 

Ref.:    Paraesthesia

From:  Naafs B., Munnekeburen, The Netherlands

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Dear Salvatore,

 

I love the answer of Dr Anthony Bryceson (LML May 12^th, 2009).  I too have  seen leprosy patients complaining of itch.  Both lepromatous patients and patients with active skin lesions.  I do not recall to have seen scratch marks which I could relate to leprosy.

 

But also in, for instance, lichen planus and urticaria scratch marks are usually absent and these lesions surely itch.  It is indeed a sign of paraesthesia.

 

Ben