Neurological manifestations of leprosy

Neurologist

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-30

  Swift, Thomas R ^a   Sabin, Thomas D ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Leprosy; Mycobacterium leprae; Neuritis; Thalidomide; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DAPSONE; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPICIN; THALIDOMIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DEFORMITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM; HUMAN; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

EID: 0031935575     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00127893-199801000-00004     Document Type: Review

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