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

• Main Authors: Inge Wagenaar (Author), Erik Post (Author), Wim Brandsma (Author), Dan Ziegler (Author), Moshiur Rahman (Author), Khorshed Alam (Author), Jan Hendrik Richardus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract 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...