Andi Muhammad Adam

Sensory improvement of leprosy peripheral neuropathy in patients treated with perineural injection of platelet‐rich plasma

Leprosy (Hansens disease) is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae with peripheral neuropathy as cutaneous and neurological manifestations. Peripheral nerve regeneration may be stimulated by vascular endothelial growth factor and other growth factors (GFs) that have important roles in extracellular matrix regeneration. All of those GFs can be found in platelet‐rich plasma (PRP) preparation. The effect of PRP injection in leprosy peripheral neuropathy has never been reported.