%0 Journal Article %T [Sensory-motor neuropathy: a slow and misleading case of leprosy]. %+ Institut de génétique humaine (IGH) %+ Service de Neurologie [CHU Limoges] %+ Biomolécules Thérapies anti-tumorales (EA4021) %A Gabelle, A. %A Vallat, Jean-Michel %A Flageul, B. %A Andre, P. %A Camu, W. %< avec comité de lecture %Z MMNP %@ 0035-3787 %J Revue Neurologique %I Elsevier Masson %V 164 %N 11 %P 964-8 %8 2008-11 %D 2008 %R 10.1016/j.neurol.2007.11.004 %M 18808760 %Z Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology %Z Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC] %Z Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Neurobiology %Z Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology %Z Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics %Z Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Molecular biology %Z Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Genomics [q-bio.GN] %Z Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics/Human geneticsJournal articles %X The diagnostic process of sensory-motor neuropathies is difficult. Atypical variants and rare etiologies also contribute to delay the diagnosis. We report the case of a 70-year-old woman with slowly progressive asymmetric axonal sensory-motor neuropathy. Leprosy was identified after an eight-year delay. Nerve biopsy was required to establish the diagnosis: electron microscopy revealed debris of Hansen's bacillus in the nerve. Treatment was fully curative after several months. Leprosy is a rare cause of neuropathy in Europeans. Systematic inquiry about travel to endemic areas would be helpful in establishing the diagnosis. In such cases, nerve biopsy is crucial. %G French %L hal-00652361 %U https://unilim.hal.science/hal-00652361 %~ UNILIM %~ CNRS %~ IGH %~ LCSN %~ EA6309 %~ GEIST %~ BS %~ UNIV-MONTPELLIER %~ PEIRENE %~ OMEGAHEALTH %~ UM-2015-2021 %~ LABCIS