MRi imaging of ulnar leprosy abscess
Kulkarni, M.; Chauhan, V.; Bharucha, M.; Deshmukh, M.; Chhabra, A.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 57: 175-176
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 19582989 Document Number: 631615
Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection, caused by mycobacterium leprae, primarily affecting the peripheral nerve trunks and cutaneous nerves. It classically presents with neural or dermal signs and symptoms. The indolent course of leprosy may manifest as erythema nodosum (appearance of tender inflamed subcutaneous nodule) and reversal reaction (inflammation in the previous skin lesion, appearance of new skin lesions, neuritis and abscess). Ulnar nerve is most commonly involved. This report illustrates the MR imaging appearance of ulnar nerve abscess.