Open AccessPainless ulcers and fissures of toes: Hereditary sensory neuropathy, not leprosy
Author(s) -
Angoori Gnaneshwar Rao
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.174132
Subject(s) - medicine , leprosy , sensory neuropathy , dermatology , surgery
Hereditary sensory neuropathies (HSN) are rare genetically determined neuropathies. They often manifest as painless injuries in children. We present HSN in a 5-year-old boy who presented with recurrent fissuring and ulceration involving both great toes