01214nas a2200145   4500000000100000008004100001653002700042653001200069653001500081100001200096245002700108300001000135490000700145520091600152       2001                            d10aLepromatous neuropathy10aleprosy10aNeuropathy1 aKim S M00aLepromatous Neuropathy  a13-240 v343 a<p>Leprosy is chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, a microorganism to which only a small portion of any given population is susceptible. Although M. leprae can be found nearly anywhere in the body outside the central nervous system, even in the more severe types of leprosy it produces significant damage only in the superficial nerves, the skin, the anterior third of eye, the upper respiratory tract, and testis. Bacillary invasion of peripheral nerve commonly occur in leprosy patients and lepromatous neuropathy is treatable neuropathy in the world. So early detection of lepromatous neuropathy is important for social adaptation and prevention of life threatening complications. For differential diagnosis with other peripheral neuropathies, general overviews of peripheral neuropathies about anatomical, clinical, laboratory and diagnostic aspects of peripheral nervous system.</p>