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Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) : Leprous Neuropathy
Introduction Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae ( M. leprae ), an acid-fast, Gram-positive, rod-shaped, obligate intracellular parasite which has the unique propriety of systematic invasion and multiplication inside peripheral nerves. Although mostly known due to…