A Mexican migrant farm worker whose condition was previously undiagnosed was examined at the University of Utah Medical Center. He had an unusual peripheral neuropathy, ulcerative and nodular skin lesions, and multiple head and neck complaints. Results of the history, physical examination, and multiple biopsies led to the diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy. Although an uncommon disease in the United States, leprosy remains a common cause of head and neck pathologic conditions in many parts of the world and must be considered in the appropriate clinical setting.
BT - Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6819509?dopt=Abstract DA - 1982 Sep-Oct DO - 10.1177/019459988209000504 IS - 5 J2 - Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg LA - eng N2 -A Mexican migrant farm worker whose condition was previously undiagnosed was examined at the University of Utah Medical Center. He had an unusual peripheral neuropathy, ulcerative and nodular skin lesions, and multiple head and neck complaints. Results of the history, physical examination, and multiple biopsies led to the diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy. Although an uncommon disease in the United States, leprosy remains a common cause of head and neck pathologic conditions in many parts of the world and must be considered in the appropriate clinical setting.
PY - 1982 SP - 544 EP - 7 T2 - Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery TI - Otolaryngologic manifestations of Hansen's disease. VL - 90 SN - 0194-5998 ER -