Cranial nerve involvement is not common in leprosy. The fifth and seventh cranial nerves are the most commonly affected in leprosy. Herein we present a patient with Hansen disease (BL) with type I reaction who developed isolated involvement of the sixth cranial nerve leading to lateral rectus muscle palsy. He responded to timely anti-reactional therapy and it produced a good response. Careful observation of patients with lepra reaction is needed to avoid damage to important organs.
BT - Dermatology online journal C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22948066?dopt=Abstract CN - VAISHAMPAYAN 2012 DA - 2012 Aug 15 IS - 8 J2 - Dermatol. Online J. LA - eng M3 - Letter N2 -Cranial nerve involvement is not common in leprosy. The fifth and seventh cranial nerves are the most commonly affected in leprosy. Herein we present a patient with Hansen disease (BL) with type I reaction who developed isolated involvement of the sixth cranial nerve leading to lateral rectus muscle palsy. He responded to timely anti-reactional therapy and it produced a good response. Careful observation of patients with lepra reaction is needed to avoid damage to important organs.
PY - 2012 EP - 16 T2 - Dermatology online journal TI - An unusual case of isolated sixth cranial nerve palsy in leprosy. UR - http://dermatology.cdlib.org/1808/06_ltr/16_12-00135/article.html VL - 18 SN - 1087-2108 ER -