Small-fiber polyneuropathy in leprosy without skin changes: Study of 17 cases

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 61, Issue 3 A, 2003, Pages 542-546

  De Freitas, Marcos R G ^a,b   Nascimento, Osvaldo J M ^a   Quaglino, Ernestina A M ^a   Oliveira, Andréia ^a   Hahn, Myrian D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO ANTÔNIO PEDRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leprosy; Nerve biopsy; Peripheral neuropathy; Pure neuritic leprosy; Small fiber polyneuropathy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDONEURIUM; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LEPROSY; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHY; PAIN; PERINEURIUM; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PROPRIOCEPTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0042194450     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2003000400003     Document Type: Article

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