01062nas a2200253 4500000000100000008004100001653001400042653001900056653001200075653001200087653001000099100001400109700001300123700001500136700001100151700001200162700001600174245006800190856006700258300001000325490000700335520045200342022001400794 2014 d10aTreatment10aPolyneuropathy10aMimicry10aleprosy10aIndia1 aLondhey V1 aPandit A1 aSundaram S1 aShah M1 aDhake H1 aAsgaonkar D00aLeprous polyneuritis cranialis mimicking orbital apex syndrome. uhttp://www.japi.org/august_2014/23_cr_leprous_polyneuritis.pdf a747-90 v623 a

Leprosy is one of the most prevalent infections in India, with our country accounting for almost 60 percent of the world's patients. Hence unusual presentations of leprosy should be sought for and treated at the earliest. We report this rare case of polyneuritis cranialis secondary to leprosy. Affection ofa single cranial nerve has been described previously but there is only one report of leprosy presenting like orbital apex syndrome.

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