@article{18283,
  keywords = {Adult, Humans, leprosy, Male, Trigeminal Neuralgia},
  author = {Mishra B and Malaviya G N and Girdhar A and Husain S and Girdhar B K},
  title = {Trigeminal neuralgia--a presenting feature of facial leprosy.},
  abstract = {<p>Trigeminal neuralgia is a well recognized clinical entity. However, it has not been reported to mimic leprosy or vice versa. Of the 3 cases reported here, 2 initially presented with neuralgic symptoms similar to that seen in trigeminal neuralgia and later developed borderline lesions on the face. The 3rd case demonstrated a tingling sensation along with firm and palpable supraorbital nerve (a branch of trigeminal nerve), and a very early skin lesion on the face pointed to the need to consider neuritic type leprosy before concluding the final diagnosis of a disease like trigeminal neuralgia which calls for a different therapeutic approach.</p>},
  year = {1993},
  journal = {Leprosy review},
  volume = {64},
  pages = {255-8},
  month = {1993 Sep},
  issn = {0305-7518},
  url = {http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1993/v64n3/pdf/v64n3a09.pdf},
  doi = {10.5935/0305-7518.19930028},
  language = {eng},
}