Leprotic neuropathy misdiagnosed as chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

Lepr Rev. 2012 Mar;83(1):93-7.

Authors

Se Hoon Kim¹, Ha Young Shin, Seung Min Kim, Ki-Han Kwon, Yang Ki Minn

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

PMID: 22655474

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy / methods
Diagnostic Errors*
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Leprosy / diagnosis*
Leprosy / microbiology
Leprosy / pathology
Microscopy, Electron
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium leprae / isolation & purification*
Mycobacterium leprae / pathogenicity
Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated / microbiology
Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated / pathology
Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated / ultrastructure
Phagocytes / microbiology
Phagocytes / ultrastructure
Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating / diagnosis*
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / microbiology
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / pathology