Leprosy neuropathy masquerading as cellulitis

Postgrad Med J. 2019 Apr;95(1122):225-226. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2019-136392. Epub 2019 Mar 27.

Authors

Salini Sumangala¹, Esmail Nikfekr², Jithin George³, Christopher William Holmes⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK [email protected].
² Department of Neurology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
³ Department of Neurology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
⁴ Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.

PMID: 30918118
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2019-136392

No abstract available

Keywords: granuloma; leprosy; mycobacterium leprae; neuropathy; ulnar nerve.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cellulitis / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Forearm
Humans
Leprosy / complications
Leprosy / diagnosis*
Leprosy / pathology
Male
Skin / pathology
Ulnar Neuropathies / diagnosis*
Ulnar Neuropathies / etiology