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Multibacillary Leprosy Presenting as Chronic Progressive Polyneuropathy Initially Diagnosed as Probable Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP): A Diagnostic Pitfall

  • Jhanvi Goyal1
  • Sanjeev Gupta1
  • Aneet Mahendra1
  • Aditi Dabhra1
  • Ayush Goel1
  1. 1Dermatology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Ambala, IND
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Abstract

Hansen disease is a neurocutaneous disease that may present predominantly with neurological manifestations. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is another condition that can present similarly to early neuritic Hansen disease. We report the case of a 60-year-old man who was initially diagnosed and treated as probable CIDP before subsequently being diagnosed with multibacillary lepromatous leprosy. This case illustrates the diagnostic challenges posed by overlapping neurological manifestations of Hansen disease and CIDP.

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@article{goyal2026multibacillary,
  title = {{Multibacillary Leprosy Presenting as Chronic Progressive Polyneuropathy Initially Diagnosed as Probable Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP): A Diagnostic Pitfall}},
  author = {Jhanvi Goyal and Sanjeev Gupta and Aneet Mahendra and Aditi Dabhra and Ayush Goel},
  journal = {Cureus},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.117657},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.117657},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Multibacillary Leprosy Presenting as Chronic Progressive Polyneuropathy Initially Diagnosed as Probable Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP): A Diagnostic Pitfall
AU  - Jhanvi Goyal
AU  - Sanjeev Gupta
AU  - Aneet Mahendra
AU  - Aditi Dabhra
AU  - Ayush Goel
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/08
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.117657
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.117657
AB  - Hansen disease is a neurocutaneous disease that may present predominantly with neurological manifestations. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is another condition that can present similarly to early neuritic Hansen disease. We report the case of a 60-year-old man who was initially diagnosed and treated as probable CIDP before subsequently being diagnosed with multibacillary lepromatous leprosy. This case illustrates the diagnostic challenges posed by overlapping neurological manifestations of Hansen disease and CIDP.
SN  - 2168-8184
ER  -