01077nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653002800058653001000086653001100096653001200107653000900119100001900128700001200147245007000159856007000229300000700299490000700306050002200313520049800335022001400833       2012                            d  c2012 Aug 1510aAbducens Nerve Diseases10aAdult10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale1 aVaishampayan S1 aBorde P00aAn unusual case of isolated sixth cranial nerve palsy in leprosy.  uhttp://dermatology.cdlib.org/1808/06_ltr/16_12-00135/article.html  a160 v18  aVAISHAMPAYAN 20123 a<p>Cranial nerve involvement is not common in leprosy. The fifth and seventh cranial nerves are the most commonly affected in leprosy. Herein we present a patient with Hansen disease (BL) with type I reaction who developed isolated involvement of the sixth cranial nerve leading to lateral rectus muscle palsy. He responded to timely anti-reactional therapy and it produced a good response. Careful observation of patients with lepra reaction is needed to avoid damage to important organs.</p>  a1087-2108