Leprosy

Leprosy is an unlockable passive item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth †.

Effects

 * Upon taking damage, Isaac gains a body part as an orbital, which blocks enemy shots and deals 7 damage per tick to enemies it comes in contact with.
 * A maximum of three body parts can be active at once.
 * The body parts will be destroyed after dealing 30 ticks of damage and/or blocking 3 shots.
 * The body parts persist between floors.
 * Body parts orbit on the same layer as Blue Flies and Locusts do.

Interactions

 * : Will not multiply orbitals.

Trivia

 * The description "You're tearing me apart!" is a reference to the movie The Room (which Edmund has said he is a big fan of), in which Tommy Wiseau famously exclaims "You're tearing me apart, Lisa!".
 * Leprosy was added in Booster Pack, after the initial release of the DLC.
 * Leprosy was inspired by a Steam Workshop item by Bobby Lashley Fangirl #1.
 * The item used to be misspelled "Leprocy" but was corrected in a later patch.
 * Its appearance is changed slightly for due to his lack of skin, making him look like Melting from the game Nuclear Throne.
 * The item is a reference to leprosy, a bacterial disease that damages nerves and can cause extremities to rot in extreme cases.