@article{23454,
  keywords = {Adult, Drug Therapy, Combination, Face, Granulomatosis, Orofacial, Humans, Leprostatic Agents, leprosy, Male, S100 Proteins, Taiwan, Trigeminal Neuralgia},
  author = {Wang X and Chang Y and Tsai C and Chuang Y},
  title = {Tic douloureux as a presenting feature of facial leprosy: diagnostic enigma in Taiwan.},
  abstract = {<p><b>PURPOSE: </b>Leprosy is rarely seen in Taiwan. We herein report a foreign worker concomitantly with facial borderline tuberculoid leprosy presenting with trigeminal neuralgia.</p><p><b>CASE REPORT: </b>A 26-year-old male foreign labor from Indonesia, presented with 1 year history of a hypoanaesthetic erythematous plaque of right face and subsequent 6 months constant, severe pain in the right side of his face over the nasolabial groove. Biopsies and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of leprosy. We treated the patient with a multidrug regimen including dapsone, clofazimine, and rifampine since April of 2012 with a good response.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>We report a rare case of new-onset leprosy presenting with trigeminal neuralgia in Taiwan and suggest leprosy should be listed in the differential diagnosis of unusual skin manifestations and neuralgia.</p>},
  year = {2012},
  journal = {Acta neurologica Taiwanica},
  volume = {21},
  pages = {125-8},
  month = {2012 Sep},
  issn = {1028-768X},
  language = {eng},
}