Trigeminal neuralgia is a well recognized clinical entity. However, it has not been reported to mimic leprosy or vice versa. Of the 3 cases reported here, 2 initially presented with neuralgic symptoms similar to that seen in trigeminal neuralgia and later developed borderline lesions on the face. The 3rd case demonstrated a tingling sensation along with firm and palpable supraorbital nerve (a branch of trigeminal nerve), and a very early skin lesion on the face pointed to the need to consider neuritic type leprosy before concluding the final diagnosis of a disease like trigeminal neuralgia which calls for a different therapeutic approach.
BT - Leprosy review C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8231605?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1993 Sep DO - 10.5935/0305-7518.19930028 IS - 3 J2 - Lepr Rev LA - eng N2 -Trigeminal neuralgia is a well recognized clinical entity. However, it has not been reported to mimic leprosy or vice versa. Of the 3 cases reported here, 2 initially presented with neuralgic symptoms similar to that seen in trigeminal neuralgia and later developed borderline lesions on the face. The 3rd case demonstrated a tingling sensation along with firm and palpable supraorbital nerve (a branch of trigeminal nerve), and a very early skin lesion on the face pointed to the need to consider neuritic type leprosy before concluding the final diagnosis of a disease like trigeminal neuralgia which calls for a different therapeutic approach.
PY - 1993 SP - 255 EP - 8 T2 - Leprosy review TI - Trigeminal neuralgia--a presenting feature of facial leprosy. UR - http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1993/v64n3/pdf/v64n3a09.pdf VL - 64 SN - 0305-7518 ER -