TY - JOUR
KW - leprosy
KW - meningiomas
KW - MRI
AU - Özturk S
AU - Özturk T
AU - Erden İ
AU - Ucak H
AU - Can İ
AB - Leprosy is a chronic infection, caused by mycobacterium leprae, primarily affecting the peripheral nerve trunks and cutaneus nerves. Though leprosy affects mainly the skins and peripheral nerves, almost all organs can be involved. Meningiomas are the third common intracranial tumors which comprise approximately 14% to %20 of all intracranial tumors. Granulomatous diseases and leprosy are not seen as risk factors for meningiomas in the literature. In the past, only one patient is presented leprosy with meningioma. In this paper, we present three patients with leprosy and meningiomas.
BT - Case Study Case Rep
IS - 2
LA - eng
N2 - Leprosy is a chronic infection, caused by mycobacterium leprae, primarily affecting the peripheral nerve trunks and cutaneus nerves. Though leprosy affects mainly the skins and peripheral nerves, almost all organs can be involved. Meningiomas are the third common intracranial tumors which comprise approximately 14% to %20 of all intracranial tumors. Granulomatous diseases and leprosy are not seen as risk factors for meningiomas in the literature. In the past, only one patient is presented leprosy with meningioma. In this paper, we present three patients with leprosy and meningiomas.
PY - 2014
SP - 54
EP - 59
T2 - Case Study Case Rep
TI - Coexistence of leprosy and meningiomas: three case reports
UR - http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=157289
VL - 4
ER -