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Leprosy of the great auricular nerve: case report and review of the literature
- Source :
- Clinical imaging. 82
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- We report clinical, imaging and pathology findings of a patient with leprosy of the great auricular nerve who presented with palpable nodules and numbness of the left ear and scalp. Ultrasound and contrast-enhanced CT imaging of the neck demonstrated diffuse enlargement and enhancement of the great auricular nerve. Biopsy of the enlarged left great auricular nerve revealed granulomatous inflammation with necrosis involving the nerve with rare Fite-positive organisms compatible with mycobacterium. Positive PCR for Mycobacterium leprae of the surgical specimen confirmed diagnosis of Hansen's disease.
- Subjects :
- Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Biopsy
Granulomatous inflammation
Leprosy
otorhinolaryngologic diseases
medicine
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Great auricular nerve
Mycobacterium leprae
Ultrasonography
Left great auricular nerve
biology
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Ultrasound
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
stomatognathic diseases
medicine.anatomical_structure
Scalp
sense organs
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18734499
- Volume :
- 82
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical imaging
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fd3213321cbe76eb7bf8f1e0416d136d