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Leprosy remains a leading cause of peripheral neuropathy and disability in the world. The disease is feared for the deformities and disability it produces in its host. Patients presenting with neuritis should be regularly monitored for nerve function impairment (NFI). For effective monitoring, assessments need to be carried out regularly on patients. The most important factor to prevent disability in leprosy patients is early detection and adequate treatment of neural impairment. We are discussing a case of borderline lepromatous leprosy who presented with claw hand.
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Sahu, P., Madke, B. (2022). 40-Year-Old Male with Claw Hand. In: Pradhan, S., Kumar, P. (eds) Clinical Cases in Leprosy. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08220-7_28
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