title: Leprosy: report of a case with severe peripheral neuropathy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Universitario di Neuroscienze Cliniche (DiNeC), University of Palermo, Via Gaetano La Loggia 1, 90129, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aridon
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ragonese
authors.forename: Maria Antonietta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mazzola
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Terruso
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palermo
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Amelio
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Savettieri
mesh_terms: 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