Multibacillary Leprosy Presenting as Chronic Progressive Polyneuropathy Initially Diagnosed as Probable Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP): A Diagnostic Pitfall
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Nerve Ultrasound Protocol to Detect Dysimmune Neuropathies
Published on: October 7, 2021
Jhanvi Goyal1, Sanjeev Gupta1, Aneet Mahendra1
1Dermatology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Ambala, IND.
Abstract:
Hansen disease is a neurocutaneous disease that may present predominantly with neurological manifestations. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is another condition that can present similarly to early neuritic Hansen disease. We report the case of a 60-year-old man who was initially diagnosed and treated as probable CIDP before subsequently being diagnosed with multibacillary lepromatous leprosy. This case illustrates the diagnostic challenges posed by overlapping neurological manifestations of Hansen disease and CIDP.
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