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Intraneural injection of corticosteroids to treat nerve damage in leprosy: a case report and review of literature
INTRODUCTION: Nerve damage in leprosy patients leads to deformities and disabilities. Oral corticosteroids are given early to prevent permanent injury. We present a new approach to treat well-established nerve damage with local injection of corticosteroids. CASE PRESENTATION: A 60-year-old leprosy p...
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2615035/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19068123 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-381 |