Histopathological and clinical findings in leprosy patients with chronic neuropathic pain: A study from Hyderabad, India

Leprosy Review

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 369-380

  Lund, Caroline ^a   Koskinen, Mika ^b   Suneetha, Sujai ^c   Lockwood, Diana N J ^d   Haanpää, Maija ^e   Haapasalo, Hannu ^b   Hietaharju, Aki ^b  

^a Sentralsykehuset I Vestfold ^*  (Norway)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c LEPRA Society   (India)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LEPROSY; MALE; NERVE BIOPSY; NEURITIS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRICK TEST; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SURAL NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDIA; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 38649122026     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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