The diagnosis of leprosy among patients with symptoms of peripheral neuropathy without cutaneous lesions: a follow-up study

Forty-four patients with neuritic leprosy were individually followed for periods ranging from 4 months to almost 4 years for the purpose of ascertaining the presence and/ or absence of leprosy. The neural symptoms presented were sensory impairment (41), parasthesia (28), nerve enlargement (22), nerv...

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Main Authors: MICHAEL SKACEL, SÉRGIO LUIZ GOMES ANTUNES, MÁRCIA MARIA JARDIM RODRIGUES, JOSÉ AUGUSTO DA COSTA NERY, VÂNIA DA COSTA VALENTIM, RENATA PATRÍCIO BRAGA DE MORAIS, EUZENIR NUNES SARNO
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Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2000-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2000000500002&tlng=en