01153nas a2200313 4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653000900069653002600078653002700104653002800131653001700159653002700176653001100203653001200214653000900226653003400235653001600269653002200285653002100307100001700328700001600345245009500361300001000456490000700466520035200473022001400825 2011 d c2011 Apr-Jun10aAdult10aAged10aAntitubercular Agents10aCranial Nerve Diseases10aDiagnosis, Differential10aFacial Nerve10aGlossopharyngeal Nerve10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMelkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome10aMiddle Aged10aTreatment Outcome10aTrigeminal Nerve1 aSubbarao N T1 aJaiswal A K00aA case of leprosy with multiple cranial neuropathy mimicking Melkerson Rosenthal syndrome. a101-20 v833 a

Involvement of cranial nerves is not uncommon in leprosy with trigeminal and facial nerves being commonly affected. Other cranial nerves can also be involved especially in longstanding cases of leprosy towards the lepromatous pole. Herein, we report a case of leprosy with multiple cranial neuropathy mimicking Melkerson Rosenthal syndrome.

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