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What is Exacerbation of existing skin lesions is characteristic of and explain in detail?
Type 1 leropsy reaction is characterised by exacerbation of preexisting lesions.there will be erythema , odema, tenderness over the previous leprosy patches. Sometimes lesions may ulcerate in severe type 1 reaction iadvl textbook of dermatology page 2046