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The usefulness of quantifying intraepidermal nerve fibers density in the diagnostic of diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSPN) is the most common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the most common form of peripheral neuropathy. DSPN increases the risk of foot ulceration up to seven-fold, and is a significant risk factor in more than 60 % of the amputations...

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Autores principales: Timar, Bogdan, Popescu, Simona, Timar, Romulus, Baderca, Flavia, Duica, Bogdan, Vlad, Mihaela, Levai, Codrina, Balinisteanu, Bogdan, Simu, Mihaela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4827180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27069510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13098-016-0146-4