Painless ulcers and fissures of toes: Hereditary sensory neuropathy, not leprosy
Hereditary sensory neuropathies (HSN) are rare genetically determined neuropathies. They often manifest as painless injuries in children. We present HSN in a 5-year-old boy who presented with recurrent fissuring and ulceration involving both great toes.
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| description | Hereditary sensory neuropathies (HSN) are rare genetically determined neuropathies. They often manifest as painless injuries in children. We present HSN in a 5-year-old boy who presented with recurrent fissuring and ulceration involving both great toes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-113cfe783b6446348f87bd7d4992c8a22022-12-21T19:32:09ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51541998-36112016-01-0161112112110.4103/0019-5154.174132Painless ulcers and fissures of toes: Hereditary sensory neuropathy, not leprosyAngoori Gnaneshwar RaoHereditary sensory neuropathies (HSN) are rare genetically determined neuropathies. They often manifest as painless injuries in children. We present HSN in a 5-year-old boy who presented with recurrent fissuring and ulceration involving both great toes.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2016;volume=61;issue=1;spage=121;epage=121;aulast=RaoHereditary sensory neuropathynerve conduction studiespainless ulcer |
| spellingShingle | Angoori Gnaneshwar Rao Painless ulcers and fissures of toes: Hereditary sensory neuropathy, not leprosy Indian Journal of Dermatology Hereditary sensory neuropathy nerve conduction studies painless ulcer |
| title | Painless ulcers and fissures of toes: Hereditary sensory neuropathy, not leprosy |
| title_full | Painless ulcers and fissures of toes: Hereditary sensory neuropathy, not leprosy |
| title_fullStr | Painless ulcers and fissures of toes: Hereditary sensory neuropathy, not leprosy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Painless ulcers and fissures of toes: Hereditary sensory neuropathy, not leprosy |
| title_short | Painless ulcers and fissures of toes: Hereditary sensory neuropathy, not leprosy |
| title_sort | painless ulcers and fissures of toes hereditary sensory neuropathy not leprosy |
| topic | Hereditary sensory neuropathy nerve conduction studies painless ulcer |
| url | http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2016;volume=61;issue=1;spage=121;epage=121;aulast=Rao |
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