TY - JOUR
KW - Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
AU - Zhao H
AU - Nepal P
AU - Alam SI
AB - Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium Leprae that predominantly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. The disease is prevalent in developing countries of Asia and Africa, with occasional cases reported from United States. In this case report we highlight a 33-year-old man from Qatar, who presented with symptoms of progressive weakness in his left wrist and hand for six months and was later found to have a granuloma of the ulnar nerve secondary to leprosy. We will discuss the etiopathogenesis, clinical features, role of imaging, and management of neuropathy due to leprosy. Our case provides an excellent learning example of the utility of ultrasonography to characterize leprosy granulomas of the ulnar nerve.
BT - Radiology Case Reports
DO - 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.02.003
IS - 5
LA - eng
N2 - Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium Leprae that predominantly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. The disease is prevalent in developing countries of Asia and Africa, with occasional cases reported from United States. In this case report we highlight a 33-year-old man from Qatar, who presented with symptoms of progressive weakness in his left wrist and hand for six months and was later found to have a granuloma of the ulnar nerve secondary to leprosy. We will discuss the etiopathogenesis, clinical features, role of imaging, and management of neuropathy due to leprosy. Our case provides an excellent learning example of the utility of ultrasonography to characterize leprosy granulomas of the ulnar nerve.
PB - Elsevier BV
PY - 2021
SP - 1057
EP - 1060
T2 - Radiology Case Reports
TI - Sonographic evaluation of leprosy of ulnar nerve
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321000674
VL - 16
SN - 1930-0433
ER -