Hansen’s disease courses with peripheral neuropathy and several forms of presentation such as primary neural and involvements in the form of mononeuropathies and polyneuropathies. Hereditary diseases, heavy metal poisoning, some infectious diseases and collagenoses can course with neurological changes like Hansen’s disease. Therefore, knowing the clinical picture of the diseases that make differential diagnosis of these peripheral neuropathies in leprosy is extremely important, and sometimes an interconsultation with a neurological specialist will be necessary.
BT - Hansen’s Disease DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-30893-2_21 LA - Eng N2 -Hansen’s disease courses with peripheral neuropathy and several forms of presentation such as primary neural and involvements in the form of mononeuropathies and polyneuropathies. Hereditary diseases, heavy metal poisoning, some infectious diseases and collagenoses can course with neurological changes like Hansen’s disease. Therefore, knowing the clinical picture of the diseases that make differential diagnosis of these peripheral neuropathies in leprosy is extremely important, and sometimes an interconsultation with a neurological specialist will be necessary.
PB - Springer International Publishing PY - 2023 SN - 9783031308925 SP - 259 EP - 274 T2 - Hansen’s Disease TI - Differential Diagnoses of the Neurological Manifestations of Hansen’s Disease ER -