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Case Report: Upper Thoracic Esophageal Paralysis Accompanying a Type 1 Leprosy Reaction
Jianyu Zhu1, Chao Shi1, Huaibo Zhao1
1Department of Leprosy, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Type 1 leprosy reactions (T1LRs) occur mainly in patients with borderline leprosy and an unstable immune status. The main symptoms of T1LRs include aggravated skin lesions and nerve damage. Nerve damage involving the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves causes dysfunction of the nose, pharynx, larynx, and even the esophagus, which are innervated by these nerves. Here, we report a case of upper thoracic esophageal paralysis caused by vagus nerve involvement in a patient with T1LRs. Although infrequent, this serious emergency merits attention.
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