Leprosy is a chronic infection of the skin, eyes, and peripheral nerves due to the slow-growing, acid-fast bacillus . Devastating complications include Charcot neuroarthropathy and insensate hands and feet. We present the case of an 81-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis and 50 years of polar lepromatous leprosy who suffered from bilateral collapsed arches, flat feet, and bone deformities of Charcot feet.
BT - Cureus C1 -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38947585
DA - 05/2024 DO - 10.7759/cureus.61362 IS - 5 J2 - Cureus LA - ENG M3 - Article N2 -Leprosy is a chronic infection of the skin, eyes, and peripheral nerves due to the slow-growing, acid-fast bacillus . Devastating complications include Charcot neuroarthropathy and insensate hands and feet. We present the case of an 81-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis and 50 years of polar lepromatous leprosy who suffered from bilateral collapsed arches, flat feet, and bone deformities of Charcot feet.
PY - 2024 SP - 1 EP - 5 T2 - Cureus TI - Lepromatous Leprosy and Charcot Neuroarthropathy of Insensate Feet: A Case Report. UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11214381/pdf/cureus-0016-00000061362.pdf VL - 16 SN - 2168-8184 ER -