01240nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260004400042653001900086653002400105653003000129653001200159100001200171700001300183700001900196700001200215245009900227856006500326520061800391022002501009       2025                            d  bSpringer Science and Business Media LLC10aPerichondritis10aHansens’s disease10aPolychondritis, Relapsing10aLeprosy1 aBohra V1 aBanger S1 aRavunnikutty M1 aGoyal S00aHansen’s Disease Presenting as Perichondritis: A Rare ENT Diagnostic Challenge - Case Series  uhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12070-025-05740-w3 a<p>Hansen’s disease (leprosy) can have a myriad of presentations. The rheumatological presentation of leprosy has been described as the third most common presentation, following skin and nerve involvement. Aural involvement mimicking relapsing polychondritis (RPC) is rare in Hansen’s disease. In this article, we describe a case series of patients of Hansens’s disease presented with auricular perichondritis mimicking RPC. Although a clinical distinction can be made between the two, one should always support the diagnosis with tissue confirmation and avoid inappropriate immunosuppressive therapy.</p>
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