Early detection of neuropathy in leprosy: a comparison of five tests for field settings

BACKGROUND: Early detection and treatment of neuropathy in leprosy is important to prevent disabilities. A recent study showed that the Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) and Warm Detection Thresholds (WDT) tests can detect leprosy neuropathy the earliest. These two tests are not practical under field c...

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Autores principales: Wagenaar, Inge, Post, Erik, Brandsma, Wim, Ziegler, Dan, Rahman, Moshiur, Alam, Khorshed, Richardus, Jan Hendrik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5580225/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28859682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-017-0330-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5580225/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28859682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-017-0330-2

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