00944nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001000058653001400068653001500082653001100097653001200108653000900120653002700129653002200156653001600178100001600194700001700210245007700227300001000304490000600314520035600320022001400676       1979                            d  c1979 Nov 0310aAdult10aAustralia10aCalcinosis10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aOceanic Ancestry Group10aPeripheral nerves10aRadiography1 aBateson E M1 aHargrave J C00aNerve calcification caused by leprosy in northern territory aboriginals.  a497-90 v23 a<p>Three cases of nerve calcification caused by leprosy (Hansen's disease) in Aboriginal patients from the Northern Territory of Australia are reported. This is a rare manifestation of the disease and is the result of direct involvement of peripheral nerves with abscess formation and is usually seen in tuberculoid or borderline types of leprosy.</p>  a0025-729X