Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection, caused by mycobacterium leprae, primarily affecting the peripheral nerve trunks and cutaneous nerves. It classically presents with neural or dermal signs and symptoms. The indolent course of leprosy may manifest as erythema nodosum (appearance of tender inflamed subcutaneous nodule) and reversal reaction (inflammation in the previous skin lesion, appearance of new skin lesions, neuritis and abscess). Ulnar nerve is most commonly involved. This report illustrates the MR imaging appearance of ulnar nerve abscess.
BT - The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19582989?dopt=Abstract DA - 2009 Feb J2 - J Assoc Physicians India LA - eng N2 -Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection, caused by mycobacterium leprae, primarily affecting the peripheral nerve trunks and cutaneous nerves. It classically presents with neural or dermal signs and symptoms. The indolent course of leprosy may manifest as erythema nodosum (appearance of tender inflamed subcutaneous nodule) and reversal reaction (inflammation in the previous skin lesion, appearance of new skin lesions, neuritis and abscess). Ulnar nerve is most commonly involved. This report illustrates the MR imaging appearance of ulnar nerve abscess.
PY - 2009 SP - 175 EP - 6 T2 - The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India TI - MRI imaging of ulnar leprosy abscess. UR - http://www.japi.org/february_2009/C-2.html VL - 57 SN - 0004-5772 ER -