00994nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653003700054653001900091653003100110653002500141653002500166653003100191100000900222700001100231700001200242245008300254300001100337490000700348520039500355022001400750       2020                            d  c01/202010aInfectious peripheral neuropathy10aLepra reaction10aLeprosy/Hansen’s disease10aLucio’s phenomenon10aMycobacterium leprae10aMycobacterium lepromatosis1 aOo Y1 aPaez A1 aBrown R00aLeprosy: A rare case of infectious peripheral neuropathy in the United States.  ae007650 v203 aPeripheral neuropathy can be the initial presentation of leprosy. Diagnosis can be challenging unless skin manifestations are recognized. Skin biopsy and Fite staining are the keys to the diagnosis. It is important to treat coexisting Lepra reactions, peripheral neuropathy and side effects of the therapeutic agents. This is a complex clinical course of a patient with lepromatous leprosy.  a2214-2509