Open AccessInteresting and unusual clinical presentations in leprosy at a referral center
Author(s) -
Pritam Tayshetye,
Vivek Pai,
Subhash A Khanolkar,
Vikram Rathod,
R Ganapati
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.120636
Subject(s) - medicine , leprosy , referral , skin biopsy , dermatology , biopsy , physical examination , nerve biopsy , medical record , nerve conduction , surgery , peripheral neuropathy , radiology , family medicine , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
Leprosy is a disease of declining global endemicity but is still an important health-care problem in India. Pure neural leprosy is an important subset of presentations of leprosy in India. Leprosy is a known disease of the skin and nerves, but cases of pure neural involvement are relatively less. We hereby present 10 cases of pure neural leprosy in which the diagnosis of leprosy was difficult with routine methods.