Leprosy neuropathy: Clinical presentations;Neuropatia da lepra: Apresentações clínicas

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 71, Issue 9 B, 2013, Pages 661-666

  Nascimento, Osvaldo J M ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arthritic leprosy; Autonomic leprosy; Clinical presentations; Leprosy late onset neuropathy; Leprosy neuropathy; Neuropathic pain; Pure neuritic form; Review

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENICITY; LEPROSY; MONONEUROPATHY; MONONEUROPATHY MULTIPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NEURITIS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHY; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LEPROSY; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 84885816102     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20130146     Document Type: Review

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