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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2025

Hansen's Disease Presenting as Perichondritis: A Rare ENT Diagnostic Challenge - Case Series.

Vijay Bohra, Sween Banger, Mahesh Ravunnikutty, Sunil Goyal

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Vijay BohraDepartment of Medicine, Command Hospital, Lucknow, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3794-7316
Sween BangerDepartment of ENT HNS, Saraswati Medical College, Lucknow, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1247-189X
Mahesh RavunnikuttyDepartment of ENT HNS, INHS Asvini, Mumbai, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9771-2949
Sunil GoyalTrained in Neurotology and Lateral Skull Base Surgery, Department of ENT HNS, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0929-8443

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Abstract

Hansen's disease (leprosy) can have a myriad of presentations. The rheumatological presentation of leprosy has been described as the third most common presentation, following skin and nerve involvement. Aural involvement mimicking relapsing polychondritis (RPC) is rare in Hansen's disease. In this article, we describe a case series of patients of Hansens's disease presented with auricular perichondritis mimicking RPC. Although a clinical distinction can be made between the two, one should always support the diagnosis with tissue confirmation and avoid inappropriate immunosuppressive therapy.

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Hansen’s diseaseLeprosyPerichondritisRelapsing polychondritis

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PMID40727137
PMCPMC12297078

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