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Primary neuritic leprosy in a black South African
N A Mafoyane1, W K Jacyk, B P Lotz
1Department of Neurology, Kalafong Hospital, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.
Leprosy Review
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
A case of primary neuritic leprosy in a black South African is described, in which the multiple peripheral nerves were affected. The clinical picture and electrophysiological studies are in keeping with a picture of mononeuritis multiplex. Selective involvement of the facial nerve branches with normal blink reflex latencies was observed. The biopsy of the sural nerve disclosed features most consistent with borderline leprosy.