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. 2024 Mar 19;24(2):114-115.
doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-003844.

Supraorbital neuralgia in leprosy

Sanjay Sharma  1 , Pranita Sharma  2 , Umesh Kumar Chandra  2 , Sushant Kande  2
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Supraorbital neuralgia in leprosy

Sanjay Sharma et al. Pract Neurol. .

Abstract

Two patients presented with side-locked frontal head pain, involving the supraorbital nerve territory, with an associated hypopigmented macule. The clinical progress and nerve biopsy in one indicated leprosy. In endemic regions, supraorbital neuralgia may be caused by leprosy sometimes without other neurocutaneous markers.

Keywords: LEPROSY.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Clinical and CT scan images showing a thickened right supraorbital nerve.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Clinical and CT scan images showing loss of the lateral one third of eyebrow with a hypopigmented patch and a thickened left supraorbital nerve.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Diagrammatic representation of an enlarged supraorbital nerve in leprosy.
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