title: [Lesions of the auditory nerve in leprosy (author's transl)].
abstract: A study of 260 male patients in the Alexandria leper colony showed that 15% of them had uni- or bilateral perception deafness. The lesion was of the retro-cochlear type and has to be related to lesions of the peripheral nerves.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases
vernacular_title: L'atteinte du nerf auditif dans la lèpre.