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.
BT - Practical Neurology DO - 10.1136/pn-2023-003844 LA - Eng N2 -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.
PB - BMJ PY - 2023 SP - 1 EP - 2 T2 - Practical Neurology TI - Supraorbital neuralgia in leprosy UR - https://pn.bmj.com/content/practneurol/early/2023/11/10/pn-2023-003844.full.pdf SN - 1474-7758, 1474-7766 ER -