Sonographic pattern of median nerve enlargement in Hansen's neuropathy.
Hansen's disease
carpal tunnel syndrome
cross-sectional area
inching
median nerve
nerve ultrasound
Journal
Acta neurologica Scandinavica
ISSN: 1600-0404
Titre abrégé: Acta Neurol Scand
Pays: Denmark
ID NLM: 0370336
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Aug 2021
Historique:
revised:
10
03
2021
received:
27
12
2020
accepted:
30
03
2021
pubmed:
27
4
2021
medline:
20
7
2021
entrez:
26
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Median nerve enlargement in leprosy seems to be more proximal than in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), but this feature has not been studied systematically. The aim of the study was to compare the sites of median nerve enlargement in patients with leprosy with that of patients with CTS. Transverse sections of the median nerve were recorded from wrist to the mid-forearm (at distal wrist crease and at 2-cm: M1, 4-cm: M2, 6-cm: M3, 8-cm: M4 and 10-cm: M5, proximal to the distal wrist crease in the forearm) in patients with leprosy, CTS and healthy subjects using high-resolution ultrasound. Twenty-six patients each with leprosy and CTS were compared with healthy controls. Patients with leprosy included 6 (23.1%), 7 (26.9%), 7 (26.9%) and 6 (23.1%) patients with borderline tuberculoid, borderline-borderline, borderline lepromatous and lepromatous leprosy, respectively. Cross-sectional area (CSA) of median nerve was increased in all patients with leprosy as compared to healthy controls at all points of measurement. CSA was higher among patients with leprosy as compared to CTS at all points except at the wrist. In patients with leprosy, the maximal enlargement was noted 2-cm (M1) proximal to the wrist crease with gradual tapering of the CSA proximally (p < .05). In contrast, in patients with CTS the median nerve was maximally enlarged at the distal wrist crease (p<.05). Median nerve enlargement 2-cm proximal to the distal wrist crease distinguishes leprosy from CTS. This important discriminating sign can be used at point-of-care to identify patients with leprosy.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
155-160Informations de copyright
© 2021 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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