title: Hansens Chronic Polyarthritis in a Child.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Musculoskeletal manifestations of leprosy are often underdiagnosed and under-reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  An 11-year old girl with leprosy presented with deforming symmetric polyarthritis with raised inflammatory parameters and erosion on imaging.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient was diagnosed to have Hansens chronic polyarthritis and treatment started with non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs and methotrexate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hansen chronic polyarthritis is a rare differential of juvenile chronic arthritis in children.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatric Medicine, Medical College and #BC Roy PGIPS, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Correspondence to: Dr Rakesh Mondal, Professor and Pediatric Rheumatologist, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College, 88 College Street, Kolkata 700 073, India. ivanrakesh2001@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ananya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: Kaushani
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: Dona
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007918:Leprosy