A case of leprosy with multiple cranial neuropathy mimicking melkerson rosenthal syndrome

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-102

  Subbarao, N T ^a   Jaiswal, A K ^a  

^a VYDEHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Leprosy; Melkerson rosenthal syndrome; Multiple cranial neuropathy

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CASE REPORT; CORNEA REFLEX; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAGOPHTHALMOS; MALE; MELKERSSON ROSENTHAL SYNDROME; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; PARESTHESIA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TINGLING; SWELLING; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL NERVE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MELKERSSON-ROSENTHAL SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 80054758466     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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