Value of nerve biopsy in the diagnosis and follow-up of leprosy: The role of vascular lesions and usefulness of nerve studies in the detection of persistent bacilli

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 244, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 318-323

  Chimelli, Leila ^a,b   Freitas, Marcos ^a   Nascimento, Osvaldo ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Leprosy; Peripheral nerves

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMYELINATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDONEURIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROSY; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROPATHY; PERINEURIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; REMYELINIZATION; SCHWANN CELL; SKIN DEFECT; SURAL NERVE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULITIS;

BIOPSY; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0030957358     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050094     Document Type: Article

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