Early diagnosis of neuropathy in leprosy--comparing diagnostic tests in a large prospective study (the INFIR cohort study).
BACKGROUND: Leprosy is the most frequent treatable neuromuscular disease. Yet, every year, thousands of patients develop permanent peripheral nerve damage as a result of leprosy. Since early detection and treatment of neuropathy in leprosy has strong preventive potential, we conducted a cohort study...
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Main Authors: | Wim H van Brakel (Author), Peter G Nicholls (Author), Einar P Wilder-Smith (Author), Loretta Das (Author), Pramila Barkataki (Author), Diana N J Lockwood (Author) |
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2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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