Abstract:Hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathy (HSAN) falls under heritable neuropathies and is often misdiagnosed as leprosy leading to physical, emotional and financial burden to patients and their families. It presents as sensory and autonomic dysfunction leading to recurrent skin ulcers, scars, deformities of anaesthetic areas, Charcot joints, and decreased sweating. We report similar findings in an 11-year-old boy and his 10-year-old brother, in the form of ulcer, multiple healed scars and amputation of toes wit… Show more
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