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...
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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2000-09-01
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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 |
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