The spectrum of central nervous system manifestations in leprosy : a systematic review of published case reports and case series
© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene..
BACKGROUND: This systematic review aimed to investigate central nervous system (CNS) involvement in leprosy by analysing multiple cohort studies, individual cases and case series.
METHODS: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed. PubMed, Scopus and Embase databases were searched up to 8 July 2023, using a predefined search strategy. Inclusion criteria included patients diagnosed with leprosy with evidence of CNS involvement. The quality of the included cases was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute checklist.
RESULTS: A total of 34 records were identified, including 18 cohort studies and 16 reports describing 27 isolated cases. Autopsies revealed macroscopic changes in the spinal cord, neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques. Mycobacterium leprae was detected in neurons of the medulla oblongata and spinal cord using PCR and phenolic glycolipid 1 staining. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis showed inflammatory changes, increased gamma globulins and detection of Mycobacterium leprae antigens and antibodies. In 21 patients (78%), spinal cord/brachial plexus abnormities were detected. In the majority, MRI revealed T2/fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) hyperintensity in the cervical cord. In patients with brainstem involvement, T2/FLAIR hyperintensity was noted in the cerebellar peduncles, facial nerve nuclei and/or other cranial nerve nuclei. Brain parenchymal involvement was noted in three patients.
CONCLUSIONS: This systematic review provides evidence of CNS involvement in leprosy, based on autopsy findings, neuroimaging, CSF analysis and neurophysiological studies.
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2024 |
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2024 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:118 |
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 118(2024), 3 vom: 04. März, Seite 148-159 |
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Garg, Ravindra Kumar [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 06.03.2024 Date Revised 20.03.2024 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.1093/trstmh/trad072 |
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| 520 | |a BACKGROUND: This systematic review aimed to investigate central nervous system (CNS) involvement in leprosy by analysing multiple cohort studies, individual cases and case series | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed. PubMed, Scopus and Embase databases were searched up to 8 July 2023, using a predefined search strategy. Inclusion criteria included patients diagnosed with leprosy with evidence of CNS involvement. The quality of the included cases was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute checklist | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: A total of 34 records were identified, including 18 cohort studies and 16 reports describing 27 isolated cases. Autopsies revealed macroscopic changes in the spinal cord, neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques. Mycobacterium leprae was detected in neurons of the medulla oblongata and spinal cord using PCR and phenolic glycolipid 1 staining. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis showed inflammatory changes, increased gamma globulins and detection of Mycobacterium leprae antigens and antibodies. In 21 patients (78%), spinal cord/brachial plexus abnormities were detected. In the majority, MRI revealed T2/fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) hyperintensity in the cervical cord. In patients with brainstem involvement, T2/FLAIR hyperintensity was noted in the cerebellar peduncles, facial nerve nuclei and/or other cranial nerve nuclei. Brain parenchymal involvement was noted in three patients | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSIONS: This systematic review provides evidence of CNS involvement in leprosy, based on autopsy findings, neuroimaging, CSF analysis and neurophysiological studies | ||
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