01131nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001300054653001200067653001000079653001200089653001500101653001800116653001500134653001900149653001400168100001200182700001600194700001500210700001400225245003800239300001400277490000600291520056800297       2006                            d  c2006///10aCollagen10aDisease10aFever10aleprosy10aLiterature10aMycobacterium10aNeuropathy10aPeroneal Nerve10aTreatment1 aAgadi J1 aMahadevan A1 aGayathri N1 aShankar S00aNeuromyositis in Hansen's disease  a119 - 1210 v93 aMuscle involvement in leprosy is rare, but not unknown. We report an interesting case of a 59 year old gentleman who presented with icthyosis, arthralgias, fever and peripheral neuropathy, mimicking a collagen vascular disease. Histological evaluation of superficial peroneal nerve and peroneus brevis revealed unusual dual involvement by Hansen's disease, with numerous lepra bacilli in both. Involvement of skeletal muscle by Mycobacterium is very rare. The clinical presentation and treatment details of the case with a brief review of literature, is presented