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==Overview==
==Overview==
*Lepromin skin test can be used to distinguish lepromatous from tuberculoid leprosy, but is not used for diagnosis
There are no laboratory tests that diagnose leprosy.
 
*Skin lesion biopsy
 
*Skin scraping examination for acid fast bacteria


==References==
==References==
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