01397nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001400054653001200068653001700080653003500097100001500132700001200147700001300159700001800172700001700190700001200207700001400219700002000233245011900253856006300372300000800435490000700443520065500450022001401105       2023                            d  c10/202310aDeformity10aleprosy10aNeurosurgery10aperipheral nerve decompression1 ade Souza F1 aLemos L1 aRosado B1 aDe Oliveira R1 ade Araújo M1 aSilva R1 aAlmeida N1 aAzevedo-Filho H00aSurgery for ulnar nerve decompression and drainage of a caseous granuloma in a neural form of leprosy in children.  uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ccr3.7963  a1-50 v113 a<p><strong>Key Clinical Message: </strong>The findings in the literature, as well as those described in this study, emphasize the need for systematic and longitudinal care for patients with neglected diseases during and after treatment, mainly in low-middle income countries.</p>

<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Leprosy is a chronic, granulomatous, mycobacterial infection caused by mycobacterium leprae, affecting the skin and peripheral nervous system. We present a case of a 13-year-old child with leprosy for more than a year, indicating decompression of the ulnar nerve. During surgery, an intraneural large caseous granule was evidenced.</p>
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