TY - JOUR AU - Anuja Elizabeth George Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, AU - Raman Balakrishna Venkatta Department of Health Services, Palakkad, Kerala, India, AB - Nerve palsy without skin lesions would bring to mind, pure neuritic form of leprosy in endemic countries like India. However, it is imperative to keep in mind the possibilities of other conditions like systemic lupus erythematosus; the misdiagnosis of which can lead to disastrous consequences. Here, we discuss such a case which was initially suspected to be pure neuritic leprosy and later diagnosed just on time for emergency management of eye complications. LA - eng N2 - Nerve palsy without skin lesions would bring to mind, pure neuritic form of leprosy in endemic countries like India. However, it is imperative to keep in mind the possibilities of other conditions like systemic lupus erythematosus; the misdiagnosis of which can lead to disastrous consequences. Here, we discuss such a case which was initially suspected to be pure neuritic leprosy and later diagnosed just on time for emergency management of eye complications. PB - Scientific Scholar PY - 2020 SP - 122 EP - 125 T2 - Journal of Skin and Sexually Transmitted Diseases TI - Lupus in the guise of pure neuritic leprosy UR - https://jsstd.org/view-pdf/?article=5d98f0f03bccb9a3782d06b28bf48a03vSpu8Q== VL - 2 SN - 2582-3175 ER -