Polyneuritic leprosy presenting with bone changes prior to the onset of florid skin manifestation

A Kuravi; K C Girish; S Ghatti; T Stephen; V A Kumar

Polyneuritic leprosy presenting with bone changes prior to the onset of florid skin manifestation

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2001 Jan-Feb;67(1):31-2.

Authors

A Kuravi¹, K C Girish, S Ghatti, T Stephen, V A Kumar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology and Psychiatry, A.I.M.S., B.G.Nagara, Karnataka-571448, India.

PMID: 17664697

Abstract

A case of polyneuritic leprosy is reported. There were minimal changes on skin, but changes in the bones were predominant. It is emphasized that polyneuritic leprosy is an entity. It is also stressed that neuritic leprosy can produce changes in deeper structures like bones, with minimal changes on skin.