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Sensory cutaneous nerve fine-needle aspiration in Hansen's disease: A retrospective analysis of our experience
BACKGROUND: Leprosy affects peripheral nerves. As Mycobacterium leprae has unique tropism for Schwann cells, thickened sensory cutaneous nerves provide an easy target for the detection of lepra bacilli and other changes associated with the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The data of patients with se...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687207/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26729977 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9371.168843 |