Morphological changes of the epineurium in leprosy: A new finding detected by high-resolution sonography

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-41

  Visser, Leo H ^a   Jain, Suman ^b   Lokesh, B ^c   Suneetha, Sujai ^b   Subbanna, J ^d  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b CODEWEL Nireekshana ACET ^*  (India)

^c NARAYANA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d Blue Peter Public Health and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

High resolution sonography; Morphology; Nerves; Peripheral neuropathy; Ultrasound leprosy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPINEURIUM; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION SONOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVES; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 84862320589     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23269     Document Type: Article

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