Leprous polyneuritis cranialis mimicking orbital apex syndrome.

Leprosy is one of the most prevalent infections in India, with our country accounting for almost 60 percent of the world's patients. Hence unusual presentations of leprosy should be sought for and treated at the earliest. We report this rare case of polyneuritis cranialis secondary to leprosy. Affection ofa single cranial nerve has been described previously but there is only one report of leprosy presenting like orbital apex syndrome.