01307nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001100065653001200076653000900088653002500097100001300122700001700135700001400152700001300166700001600179245006600195856005900261300001000320490000700330050003200337520065800369022001401027       1993                            d  c1993 Sep10aAdult10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aTrigeminal Neuralgia1 aMishra B1 aMalaviya G N1 aGirdhar A1 aHusain S1 aGirdhar B K00aTrigeminal neuralgia--a presenting feature of facial leprosy.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1993/v64n3/pdf/v64n3a09.pdf  a255-80 v64  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Trigeminal neuralgia is a well recognized clinical entity. However, it has not been reported to mimic leprosy or vice versa. Of the 3 cases reported here, 2 initially presented with neuralgic symptoms similar to that seen in trigeminal neuralgia and later developed borderline lesions on the face. The 3rd case demonstrated a tingling sensation along with firm and palpable supraorbital nerve (a branch of trigeminal nerve), and a very early skin lesion on the face pointed to the need to consider neuritic type leprosy before concluding the final diagnosis of a disease like trigeminal neuralgia which calls for a different therapeutic approach.</p>  a0305-7518