Ankad B S, Jawalgi A, Dombale V D, Telkar S
Department of Dermatology, S. Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Lepr. 2013 Apr-Jun;85(2):79-81.
Leprosy is a unique infectious disease due to varied spectrum of clinical signs it exhibits. Pure neural leprosy (PNL) is an unusual form of leprosy and accounts for 4-8% of all leprosy cases. It can manifest as a simple tingling sensation to complex and tragic motor paralysis. Here we report a case of PNL involving isolated cutaneous radial nerve as multiple abscesses along the course of the nerve. To the best of our knowledge, this is rarest presentation of pure neural leprosy.
麻风病是一种独特的传染病,因其表现出的临床症状范围各异。纯神经型麻风(PNL)是麻风病的一种不寻常形式,占所有麻风病病例的4 - 8%。它可表现为从简单的刺痛感至复杂且严重的运动麻痹。在此,我们报告一例纯神经型麻风病例,该病例累及孤立的皮支桡神经,沿神经走行出现多处脓肿。据我们所知,这是纯神经型麻风最罕见的表现形式。