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

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Lepromatous Hansen's disease (leprosy) is not treated with penicillin; it is treated with multidrug therapy including dapsone, rifampicin, and clofazimine.

A Physician Diagnoses a Patient with Lepromatous Hansenʹs Disease