PURE NEURAL LEPROSY, A DIAGNOSIS NOT TO MISS IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH POLYNEUROPATHY

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease, caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It mainly affects the peripheral nerves and skin. In pure neural or neuritic leprosy, there are no skin lesions. Hence the diagnosis is delayed, leading to deformities. It is more common in India as compared to other countries,...

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Autores principales:	Imran Ahmad, Mutaher Zia, Muhammad Irfan Anwar
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2019
Materias:	leprosy neuritic leprosy nerve biopsy Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b880f15cd5b4487d81fd902ececff7002021-11-12T04:50:27ZPURE NEURAL LEPROSY, A DIAGNOSIS NOT TO MISS IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH POLYNEUROPATHY0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/b880f15cd5b4487d81fd902ececff7002019-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/3062/2294https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease, caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It mainly affects the peripheral nerves and skin. In pure neural or neuritic leprosy, there are no skin lesions. Hence the diagnosis is delayed, leading to deformities. It is more common in India as compared to other countries, including Pakistan. We are reporting two cases who presented with pure neural leprosy. Their diagnosis was delayed for several months, until a nerve biopsy showed typical changes of leprosy. Due to the delay in diagnosis, both developed visible deformities (grade 2 disabilities). These two cases emphasize the importance of early recognition of this type of leprosy; so as to prevent permanent crippling disabilities.Imran AhmadMutaher ZiaMuhammad Irfan AnwarArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticleleprosyneuritic leprosynerve biopsyMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 69, Iss 3, Pp 721-725 (2019)
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description	Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease, caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It mainly affects the peripheral nerves and skin. In pure neural or neuritic leprosy, there are no skin lesions. Hence the diagnosis is delayed, leading to deformities. It is more common in India as compared to other countries, including Pakistan. We are reporting two cases who presented with pure neural leprosy. Their diagnosis was delayed for several months, until a nerve biopsy showed typical changes of leprosy. Due to the delay in diagnosis, both developed visible deformities (grade 2 disabilities). These two cases emphasize the importance of early recognition of this type of leprosy; so as to prevent permanent crippling disabilities.
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author	Imran Ahmad Mutaher Zia Muhammad Irfan Anwar
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title	PURE NEURAL LEPROSY, A DIAGNOSIS NOT TO MISS IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH POLYNEUROPATHY
title_short	PURE NEURAL LEPROSY, A DIAGNOSIS NOT TO MISS IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH POLYNEUROPATHY
title_full	PURE NEURAL LEPROSY, A DIAGNOSIS NOT TO MISS IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH POLYNEUROPATHY
title_fullStr	PURE NEURAL LEPROSY, A DIAGNOSIS NOT TO MISS IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH POLYNEUROPATHY
title_full_unstemmed	PURE NEURAL LEPROSY, A DIAGNOSIS NOT TO MISS IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH POLYNEUROPATHY
title_sort	pure neural leprosy, a diagnosis not to miss in patients presenting with polyneuropathy
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/b880f15cd5b4487d81fd902ececff700
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PURE NEURAL LEPROSY, A DIAGNOSIS NOT TO MISS IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH POLYNEUROPATHY

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