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Lesions, deformations, and other abnormalities on the bones indicate that most of the baboons suffered from poor nutrition and a lack of sunlight, most likely as a result of being born and raised in captivity.

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2023

Lesions can also appear on the face, hands, feet and other body parts.

From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2022

Lesions developed all around his mouth, making eating difficult, and he lost some 13 pounds in weight.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2022

Lesions are considered the most significant source of spread, such as skin-to-skin contact with a person with rashes or sharing bedding or clothing exposed to lesions, according to the CDC.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2022

Lesions are often both irritative and destructive, and lead to paralysis of one or more groups of muscles associated with spasms and convulsions of the muscles governed by neighbouring areas of the cortex.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander