Pure neuritic leprosy presenting as ulnar nerve neuropathy: a case report of electrodiagnostic, radiographic, and histopathological findings
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Pure neural Leprosy: A case report
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease endemic in Iran that mainly involves skin and peripheral nerves. Leprosy has several clinical forms. One of them is “Pure neural leprosy”. The diagnosis of this form is delayed due to lack of clinical signs in other tissues and can lead to permanent deformity. I will discuss my experience for 20 years in the diagnosis and treatment of this form of leprosy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurosurgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-3085,1933-0693
DOI: 10.3171/2014.9.jns142210