Calcification of nerves in leprosy--report of three cases.
Three cases of leprosy who showed evidence of calcification of nerve trunks on radiological examination are reported. Two of these had calcified ulnar nerve at elbow and in one lateral popliteal nerve was calcified at the knee level.
D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000294:innervation; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013979:Tibial Nerve; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging