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This photograph depicted a close anterior view of a patient’s face, highlighting the soft tissue transformation that had resulted due to a case of leprosy, caused by the bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae. Note the large, characteristically thickened skin over the man’s forehead, midface, including the eyes and nose, mouth, and jaw, as well as both his outer ears.
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