01180nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653002400054653002600078653001200104653001500116100001100131700001300142700001300155700001000168700001500178700001100193245008400204300001000288490000700298520061900305022001400924       2021                            d  c10/202110aComputed tomography10aGreat auricular nerve10aleprosy10aUltrasound1 aKaya D1 aGarnes N1 aRobins A1 aSu SY1 aGinsberg L1 aChen M00aLeprosy of the great auricular nerve: case report and review of the literature.  a63-660 v823 a<p>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.</p>
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