title: Lepromatous leprosy with bilateral facial nerve palsy and hyperthyroidism.
abstract: Bilateral lagophthalmos secondary to facial nerve is extremely uncommon. Further, the aetiology in most of these cases is of central origin unlike the peripheral involvement in leprosy. A patient of lepromatous leprosy (LL) may be euthyroid or hypothyroid on account of leprous involvement of the thyroid gland. A case of LL with bilateral lagophthalmos and hyperthyroidism is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and STD, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi 110 095.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vij
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pandhi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae