the diagnosis of leprosy - part ii . the 2 nd cardinal signs of leprosy
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The Diagnosis of Leprosy - Part II . The 2 nd cardinal signs of leprosy. Salvatore Noto, Pieter A M Schreuder and Bernard Naafs Leprosy mailing list, October 2011. 1. The 2 nd cardinal sign of leprosy. “Enlarged peripheral nerve”. 2. Peripheral nerve involvement in leprosy. thickened; - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Diagnosis of Leprosy - Part II.
The 2nd cardinal signs of leprosy
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Salvatore Noto, Pieter A M Schreuder and Bernard Naafs
Leprosy mailing list, October 2011
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The 2nd cardinal sign of leprosy
“Enlarged peripheral nerve”
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Peripheral nerve involvement in leprosy
• thickened;
• small and hard;
• irregular in consistency;
• tender;
• spontaneous pain;
• nerve function deficit (sensory, motor, autonomic).
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Peripheral nerves affected in leprosy
1. supra orbital n.2. facial n. 3. great auricular n.4. supra clavicular n. (rare) 5. radial n.6. ulnar n.7. radial cutaneous n.8. median n.9. femoral cutaneous n. (rarely obvious) 10. lateral popliteal (common peroneal) n.11. superficial peroneal n.12. sural n.13. posterior tibial n.
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Routinely palpated nerves “of predilection” in leprosy
1. Great auricular n.
2. Ulnar n.
3. Radial cutaneous n.
4. Median n.
5. Lateral popliteal n.
6. Posterior tibial n.
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Examination of nerves
• Peripheral nerves may be thin or large, soft or hard, tender or painful, at sites of predilection;
• Record size “–” or “+” or “++” is adequate;
• Record pain or tenderness. Record texture as normal, soft, firm or hard.
Be gentle, look at the patient’s face as you palpate nerves; he will wince if they are tender. (Hastings R, 1985)
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Supra orbital nerve
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8Palpation of the supraorbital nerve Courtesy of S. Noto
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Cervical plexus, and branch of the supra-
orbital nerve
Large cervical plexus and branch of the supra-orbital nerve associated with small lesions beside the eye.
Leprosy patient in Hong Kong.
Courtesy of Grace Warren
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Great auricular nerve
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Leprosy, enlarged great auricular nerve.
Courtesy of S. Noto
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Leprosy, enlarged great auricular nerve
Courtesy of B. Naafs
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BL leprosyEnlarged great auricular nerve
Courtesy of B. Naafs
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Ulnar nerve
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15Palpation of the left ulnar nerve
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Leprosy, enlarged ulnar nerves
Have you ever seen large ulnar nerves at the elbow? Well here they are. Her right more than the left. But as yet she has no obvious neural deficit in the hands (G. Warren).
Courtesy of Grace Warren
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Radial cutaneous nerve
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Palpation of the radial cutaneous nerve(see next slide)
• The left hand of the examiner is palpating the right radial cutaneous nerve of the patient while it courses from the lateral border of the radius onto the dorsum of the hand. Note the patient’s forearm, wrist and hand position.
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Palpation of the radial cutaneous nerveCourtesy of B. Naafs
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Enlarged radial cutaneous nerveLeprosy, patient from Brazil
Courtesy of S. Noto
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Enlarged radial cutaneous nerveLeprosy, patient from Brazil
Courtesy of S. Noto
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Median nerve
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Leprosy The drawings show the position of the enlarged median and radial cutaneous nerves
Courtesy of A. Salafia, India
Median nerve
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Leprosy, enlarged left median nerve
Courtesy of B. Naafs
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Lateral popliteal nerve (common peroneal n.)
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Palpation of enlarged lateral popliteal nerves Courtesy of B. Naafs
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27Palpation of the lateral popliteal nerves. Patient’s knees are slightly bent.
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Superficial peroneal nerve
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Superficial peroneal n.
Large superficial peroneal nerve, often easily palpable. This one also nodulated. This would imply small abscesses in the nerve. Patient does not complain of pain or discomfort.
Courtesy of Grace Warren
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Enlarged superficial peroneal and sural nerves (and loss of sensation) Courtesy of B. Naafs
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Posterior tibial nerve
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Palpation of the posterior tibial nerve
Courtesy of B. Naafs
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Any cutaneous nerve
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Thigh nerves Courtesy of Grace Warren
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35Any nerve!Courtesy of B. Naafs
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Check all nerves!
Courtesy of B. Naafs
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