@article{8165,
  keywords = {Adrenal Cortex Hormones, Aged, Aspirin, Clofazimine, Dapsone, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Leprostatic Agents, leprosy, Macrophages, Peritoneal, Mycobacterium lepraemurium, Rifampin},
  author = {Gabelle A and Vallat J M and Flageul B and Andre P and Camu W},
  title = {[Sensory-motor neuropathy: a slow and misleading case of leprosy].},
  abstract = {<p>The diagnostic process of sensory-motor neuropathies is difficult. Atypical variants and rare etiologies also contribute to delay the diagnosis. We report the case of a 70-year-old woman with slowly progressive asymmetric axonal sensory-motor neuropathy. Leprosy was identified after an eight-year delay. Nerve biopsy was required to establish the diagnosis: electron microscopy revealed debris of Hansen's bacillus in the nerve. Treatment was fully curative after several months. Leprosy is a rare cause of neuropathy in Europeans. Systematic inquiry about travel to endemic areas would be helpful in establishing the diagnosis. In such cases, nerve biopsy is crucial.</p>},
  year = {2008},
  journal = {Revue neurologique},
  volume = {164},
  pages = {964-8},
  month = {2008 Nov},
  issn = {0035-3787},
  doi = {10.1016/j.neurol.2007.11.004},
  language = {fre},
}