Huntington's disease and leprosy in a New Guinea Highlander.
Huntington's disease (HD) was observed in a 45-year-old male Melanesian patient from the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. The patient had multiple peripheral nerve palsies as a result of tuberculoid leprosy and had been resident in the leprosy ward of Goroka Base Hospital for over 6 years. During this time his HD had remained undiagnosed. This is the first report of HD in the Highlands of New Guinea.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009512:New Guinea