{"title":"Leprous neuropathy.","authors":"Wilson Marques","doi":"10.1097/WCO.0000000000001304","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Leprosy is still an important cause of neuropathy. Late diagnosis is associated with development of severe nerve impairment.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>early diagnosis and early treatment is essential in order to avoid disability and disease transmission. Recognizing that leprosy is a neurological disease is a fundamental step to the Leprosy zero action proposed by the World Health Organization.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>leprosy neuropathy manifests as a mononeuropathy or a multiple mononeuropathy with a temperature-dependent distribution. Electromyography, high-resolution sonography serology and PCR help make the diagnosis. Multidrug therapy should be instituted.</p>","PeriodicalId":11059,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Neurology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current Opinion in Neurology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/WCO.0000000000001304","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/7/25 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CLINICAL NEUROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Purpose of review: Leprosy is still an important cause of neuropathy. Late diagnosis is associated with development of severe nerve impairment.
Recent findings: early diagnosis and early treatment is essential in order to avoid disability and disease transmission. Recognizing that leprosy is a neurological disease is a fundamental step to the Leprosy zero action proposed by the World Health Organization.
Summary: leprosy neuropathy manifests as a mononeuropathy or a multiple mononeuropathy with a temperature-dependent distribution. Electromyography, high-resolution sonography serology and PCR help make the diagnosis. Multidrug therapy should be instituted.
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Current Opinion in Neurology is a highly regarded journal offering insightful editorials and on-the-mark invited reviews; covering key subjects such as cerebrovascular disease, developmental disorders, neuroimaging and demyelinating diseases. Published bimonthly, each issue of Current Opinion in Neurology introduces world renowned guest editors and internationally recognized academics within the neurology field, delivering a widespread selection of expert assessments on the latest developments from the most recent literature.
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