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 the...
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Main Authors: | Helena Barbosa Lugão (Author), Marcello Henrique Nogueira-Barbosa (Author), Wilson Marques (Author), Norma Tiraboschi Foss (Author), Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade (Author) |
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2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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