TY - JOUR KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Antitubercular Agents KW - Cranial Nerve Diseases KW - Diagnosis, Differential KW - Facial Nerve KW - Glossopharyngeal Nerve KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Male KW - Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome KW - Middle Aged KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Trigeminal Nerve AU - Subbarao N T AU - Jaiswal A K AB -

Involvement of cranial nerves is not uncommon in leprosy with trigeminal and facial nerves being commonly affected. Other cranial nerves can also be involved especially in longstanding cases of leprosy towards the lepromatous pole. Herein, we report a case of leprosy with multiple cranial neuropathy mimicking Melkerson Rosenthal syndrome.

BT - Indian journal of leprosy C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21972663?dopt=Abstract DA - 2011 Apr-Jun IS - 2 J2 - Indian J Lepr LA - eng N2 -

Involvement of cranial nerves is not uncommon in leprosy with trigeminal and facial nerves being commonly affected. Other cranial nerves can also be involved especially in longstanding cases of leprosy towards the lepromatous pole. Herein, we report a case of leprosy with multiple cranial neuropathy mimicking Melkerson Rosenthal syndrome.

PY - 2011 SP - 101 EP - 2 T2 - Indian journal of leprosy TI - A case of leprosy with multiple cranial neuropathy mimicking Melkerson Rosenthal syndrome. VL - 83 SN - 0254-9395 ER -