Comparative study of the cutaneous sensation of leprosy-suspected lesions using Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments and quantitative thermal testing

Leprosy Review

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 102-109

  Villarroel, Manoel F ^b,d   Orsini, Maria B P ^c   Lima, Ronise C ^c   Antunes, Carlos M F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Neurofisiologia Clinica do Hospital Ortopédico   (Brazil)

^c Unidade Básica de Saúde de Citrolândia   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE SENSATION; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATCH TEST; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN SENSATION; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TOUCH;

EID: 34548862874     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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