@article{14050, keywords = {Adult, Australia, Calcinosis, Humans, leprosy, Male, Oceanic Ancestry Group, Peripheral nerves, Radiography}, author = {Bateson E M and Hargrave J C}, title = {Nerve calcification caused by leprosy in northern territory aboriginals.}, abstract = {

Three cases of nerve calcification caused by leprosy (Hansen's disease) in Aboriginal patients from the Northern Territory of Australia are reported. This is a rare manifestation of the disease and is the result of direct involvement of peripheral nerves with abscess formation and is usually seen in tuberculoid or borderline types of leprosy.

}, year = {1979}, journal = {The Medical journal of Australia}, volume = {2}, pages = {497-9}, month = {1979 Nov 03}, issn = {0025-729X}, language = {eng}, }