This is a case report of a boy who presented with unilateral foot drop approximately 1 year after traumatic injury from skateboarding. Exploratory surgical operation was eventually performed, and histological examination of the surgical specimen revealed leprous peripheral neuropathy of the peroneal nerve. The patient had immigrated from Vietnam to the United States 3 years previously. The occurrence, albeit rare, of this entity in the immigrants from endemic leprosy regions is discussed.

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immigrant Diagnosis, Differential Wounds and Injuries histology human injury foot Peripheral Nervous System Diseases United States peripheral neuropathy Adolescent male case report foot disease Viet Nam Article peroneus nerve Peroneal Nerve Clofazimine Leprosy, Lepromatous leprosy dapsone rifampicin