Asymmetric Nerve Enlargement: A Characteristic of Leprosy Neuropathy Demonstrated by Ultrasonography

BACKGROUND: Neurological involvement occurs throughout the leprosy clinical spectrum and is responsible for the most feared consequences of the disease. Ultrasonography (US) provides objective measurements of nerve thickening and asymmetry. We examined leprosy patients before beginning multi-drug th...

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Autores principales: Lugão, Helena Barbosa, Nogueira-Barbosa, Marcello Henrique, Marques Jr., Wilson, Foss, Norma Tiraboschi, Frade, Marco Andrey Cipriani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4672904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26646143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004276

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4672904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26646143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004276

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