From his childhood he had suffered from a malady which his physicians called leprosy.

He insists that it was called leprosy.

In the east there is a dreadful illness called leprosy, and the people who have it are called lepers.

This may be illustrated by the spots and scales and raw blotches on the skin, caused by the disease called leprosy.

But in spite of his bravery and his high position, he was miserable, because he suffered from a terrible disease called leprosy.