Diagnosis and impact of neuropathic pain in leprosy patients in Nepal after completion of multidrug therapy.

Neuropathic pain (NP) can occur as a chronic complication of leprosy neuropathy. NP epidemiology and its impact on patients have not been well documented. This study investigates NP prevalence and impact in the years after patients are declared "released from treatment" (RFT) following mul...

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Main Authors: Han-Siong Toh, Jeni Maharjan, Ruby Thapa, Kapil Dev Neupane, Mahesh Shah, Suwash Baral, Deanna A Hagge, Indra Bahadur Napit, Diana N J Lockwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6044550?pdf=render