Three cases of nerve calcification caused by leprosy (Hansen's disease) in Aboriginal patients from the Northern Territory of Australia are reported. This is a rare manifestation of the disease and is the result of direct involvement of peripheral nerves with abscess formation and is usually seen in tuberculoid or borderline types of leprosy.
BT - Medical Journal of Australia DO - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb125801.x IS - 9 LA - ENG M3 - Article N2 -Three cases of nerve calcification caused by leprosy (Hansen's disease) in Aboriginal patients from the Northern Territory of Australia are reported. This is a rare manifestation of the disease and is the result of direct involvement of peripheral nerves with abscess formation and is usually seen in tuberculoid or borderline types of leprosy.
PB - AMPCo PY - 1979 SP - 497 EP - 499 T2 - Medical Journal of Australia TI - Nerve Calcification Caused by Leprosy in Northern Territory Aboriginals UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb125801.x VL - 2 SN - 0025-729X, 1326-5377 ER -