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Enthesopathy in leprosy
P Carpintero-Benítez1, C Logroño, E Collantes-Estevez
1University of Cordoba, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Department of Especialidades Médico-Quirúrgicas, Spain.
Objective:
To determine whether patients with leprosy have enthesopathy at the calcaneus of plantar fascia.
Methods:
In a radiographic study of over 3 years, we investigated the presence and location of enthesophytes in patients with leprosy compared to healthy age and sex matched controls with no evidence of bone or joint disease.
Results:
Calcaneus enthesopathy occurred significantly more frequently in patients with leprosy than in controls, but no difference in the location of enthesophytes was found between the 2 groups. Calcaneus spurs were detected more frequently in lepromatous patients than in tuberculoid patients.
Conclusion:
Enthesitis is a manifestation of leprosy and may be more common in lepromatous than in tuberculoid patients.