Leprosy and severe neuropathy in two native Spaniards;Lepra y neuropatía grave en dos nativos Españoles

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 734-738

  Pardal Fernández, José Manuel ^a   Rodriguez Vazquez M ^a   Fernandez Aragon G ^a   Iniguez De Onzono L ^a   Garcia Munozguren S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALBACETE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hansen's disease; Leprosy; Mycobacteria; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSESTHESIA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL IMPOTENCE; GAIT DISORDER; GLOVE AND STOCKING TYPE; HUMAN; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LEPROSY; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PARESTHESIA; POLYNEUROPATHY; SENSORY MOTOR AXONAL POLYNEUROPATHY; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 37549071519     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4512.2007340     Document Type: Article

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