Joseph M S
Indian J Lepr. 1985 Oct-Dec;57(4):872-5.
Both leprosy and Recklinghausen's disease (Neurofibromatosis) are diseases affecting the Schwann cells of the peripheral nerves, though both are quite different entities. Lesions of Neurofibromatosis may be mistaken for nodules of lepromatous leprosy and vice versa, but when they occur simultaneously in the same patient, this may pose difficulty in the diagnosis of leprosy. Their coexistence is only a casual one. One such case of Multiple Neurofibromatosis (VRHD) associated with Diffuse LL is reported here.
麻风病和冯雷克林霍增氏病（神经纤维瘤病）均为影响周围神经施万细胞的疾病，尽管二者是截然不同的病症。神经纤维瘤病的损害可能会被误诊为瘤型麻风的结节，反之亦然，但是当它们同时出现在同一患者身上时，可能会给麻风病的诊断带来困难。它们的共存只是偶然现象。本文报告了一例与弥漫性瘤型麻风相关的多发性神经纤维瘤病（VRHD）病例。
