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Case 26 - Leprosy

from Peripheral Neuropathies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2024

Jessica E. Hoogendijk
Affiliation:
University Medical Center Utrecht
Marianne de Visser
Affiliation:
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Pieter A. van Doorn
Affiliation:
Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam
Erik H. Niks
Affiliation:
Leiden University Medical Center
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Summary

A 14-year-old girl born in Brazil who moved to Europe at a young age presented with weakness and a dull feeling in her right hand. The symptoms had been progressive over a period of one year. Initially, she had diminished sensation of her right index finger. This gradually progressed to affect the whole of her right hand, which eventually became numb. She was right-handed and could no longer use a pen for writing. Otherwise, her history was unremarkable.

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Neuromuscular Disease
A Case-Based Approach
, pp. 142 - 143
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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Giesel, LM, Hökerberg, YHM, Pitta, IJR, et al. Clinical prediction rules for the diagnosis of neuritis in leprosy. BMC Infect Dis 2021;21(1):858. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06545-2. PMID: 34425777; PMCID: PMC8381570.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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World Health Organization. Towards Zero Leprosy: Global Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Strategy 2021–2030. (who.int). Jan 27, 2023. ISBN: 978 92 9022 850 9Google Scholar

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