A physician diagnoses a patient with lepromatous Hansen's disease. All of the following pertain to the patient EXCEPT
A) the disease has progressed from the tuberculoid stage.
B) disfiguring nodules form all over the body.
C) a skin biopsy will be taken to aid diagnosis.
D) treatment will include injections of penicillin.
E) infection probably occurred as a result of prolonged contact with another infected individual.

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Hansen's disease is treated with antibiotics such as dapsone, rifampicin, and clofazimine, not penicillin.

A Physician Diagnoses a Patient with Lepromatous Hansen's Disease