Clinical and experimental dermatology
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Two leprosy patients with neuritis caused by giant abscesses involving almost the entire ulnar nerve are described. One patient, who also had skin lesions, was diagnosed histopathologically as having borderline tuberculoid leprosy both on skin and nerve biopsy, and the other, with only nerve involvement, belonged to the pure neuritic group. ⋯ These lesions can be easily mistaken for a peripheral nerve tumour in places where leprosy is uncommon. A brief account of the management of nerve abscess in leprosy is given.
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Clin. Exp. Dermatol. · Sep 1990
Case ReportsOrofacial granulomatosis associated with delayed hypersensitivity to cobalt.
Orofacial granulomatosis is a distinct clinical and pathological entity characterized by swelling of the lips and lower half of the face. Ulceration of the oral mucosa may also occur. ⋯ Orofacial granulomatosis may occur in the Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome, granulomatous cheilitis of Miescher, oral Crohn's disease, sarcoidosis and focal dental sepsis. The increased prevalence of atopy in patients with orofacial granulomatosis and the association with food intolerance suggests the possibility of a role for allergy in at least some cases.