Henrique Morais de Souza Fernando, Euripedes Almondes Santana Lemos Luiz, Rafael Sousa Rosado Bruno, Rafaela Borges De Oliveira Raiza, Gomes Ferreira de Araújo Mayle, Silva Rhuann Pontes Dos Santos, Sena Almeida Nivaldo, Rocha Cirne Azevedo-Filho Hildo
Department of Neurosurgery Hospital da Restauração Recife Brazil.
Neurosurgery Resident Hospital da Restauração Recife Brazil.
Clin Case Rep. 2023 Oct 5;11(10):e7963. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7963. eCollection 2023 Oct.
The findings in the literature, as well as those described in this study, emphasize the need for systematic and longitudinal care for patients with neglected diseases during and after treatment, mainly in low-middle income countries.
Leprosy is a chronic, granulomatous, mycobacterial infection caused by mycobacterium leprae, affecting the skin and peripheral nervous system. We present a case of a 13-year-old child with leprosy for more than a year, indicating decompression of the ulnar nerve. During surgery, an intraneural large caseous granule was evidenced.
文献中的研究结果以及本研究中所描述的结果均强调，对于被忽视疾病患者，在治疗期间及治疗后需要进行系统的长期护理，这一需求在中低收入国家尤为突出。
麻风病是一种由麻风分枝杆菌引起的慢性、肉芽肿性、分枝杆菌感染疾病，会影响皮肤和周围神经系统。我们报告了一例13岁儿童患麻风病一年多的病例，该病例显示尺神经减压。手术过程中，发现神经内有一个大的干酪样颗粒。
