Leprosy: report of a case with severe peripheral neuropathy.
Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, with cutaneous and neurological manifestations. Leprosy is very rare in Europe but some cases are reported, especially among people coming from endemic areas. Here, we report a case of Hansen's disease and emphasize the importance of a prompt diagnosis and treatment also in non-endemic areas.
Aridon
Paolo
P
Dipartimento Universitario di Neuroscienze Cliniche (DiNeC), University of Palermo, Via Gaetano La Loggia 1, 90129, Palermo, Italy.
Ragonese
Paolo
P
Mazzola
Maria Antonietta
MA
Terruso
Valeria
V
Palermo
Antonio
A
D'Amelio
Marco
M
Savettieri
Giovanni
G
D000293:Adolescent; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012675:Senegal / Q000208:ethnology; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000502:physiology; D012802:Sicily