00988nas a2200289 4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653002200069653001800091653001100109653001200120653001100132653000900143653001600152653001400168653001500182653002600197100001400223700001700237245006100254300001000315490000700325050003200332520032000364022001400684 1987 d c1987 Oct-Dec10aAdult10aDiagnostic Errors10aFoot Diseases10aHumans10aleprosy10aLipoma10aMale10aMeningocele10aSensation10aSkin Ulcer10aSoft Tissue Neoplasms1 aKoranne V1 aSrivastava G00aLipomeningocoele masquerading as leprous trophic ulcers. a450-10 v59 aInfolep Library - available3 a

Trophic ulcers over both feet in a 24 years old male were initially diagnosed as of leprous etiology. However detailed investigations revealed spina bifida and lipomeningocoele over sacral region. Importance of thorough neurological investigations in such cases is stressed to avoid mis-diagnosis of leprosy.

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