Nerve abscess in pure neural leprosy mistaken for peripheral nerve sheath tumour with disastrous consequence: what can we learn?
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221023
Abstract: A 34-year-old Indian man presented to an orthopaedician with gradually progressive hypoesthesia affecting his right lower limb and an ipsilateral common peroneal nerve swelling around the knee. The nerve swelling was diagnosed as a peripheral… read more here.
Keywords: pure neural; sheath tumour; nerve sheath; nerve abscess ... See more keywords
Leprosy Reactions and Neuropathic Pain in Pure Neural Leprosy in a Reference Center in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
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DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.865485
Abstract: Introduction Leprosy reactions are complications that can occur before, during, or after multidrug therapy (MDT) and are considered a major cause of nerve damage. Neuritis is an inflammatory process that causes nerve function impairment associated… read more here.
Keywords: leprosy reactions; pain pure; neuropathic pain; pain ... See more keywords
[A case series of pure neural leprosy in patients diagnosed in a specialized center for the control of Hansen's disease in Colombia].
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DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.v38i0.3690
Abstract: Pure neural leprosy, defined as a peripheral neuropathy in which the patient has no skin lesions, is difficult to diagnose. Its verification by bacteriological index and histopathology is not possible in the majority of the… read more here.
Keywords: neural leprosy; specialized center; pure neural; hansen disease ... See more keywords