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Case Report
PMID: 20885039
Hansen's disease with bilateral tarsal disorganisation
S Pradeep Nair, M Vijayadharan, K Yogirajan, S Suprakasan, PR Rajasree
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum - 695 011, India
Correspondence Address:
S Pradeep Nair
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum - 695 011
India
Correspondence Address:
S Pradeep Nair
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum - 695 011
India
| How to cite this article: Nair S P, Vijayadharan M, Yogirajan K, Suprakasan S, Rajasree P R. Hansen's disease with bilateral tarsal disorganisation. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1999;65:44-45 |
Copyright: (C)1999 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
Abstract
A 37-year old male patient with Hansen's disease midborderline spectrum, presented with bilateral pedal edema. X-ray examination of the feet showed disorganisation and disintegration of the tarsal bones. Bilateral tarsal disorganisation which can develop in Hansen's disease is usually not recognised by the clinician.
Keywords: Hansen's disease, Leprosy, Tarsal disintegration
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