Assessing nerves in leprosy
In. Grzybowski, Andrzej; Virmond, Marcos da Cunha Lopes. Clinics in Dermatology: Leprosy: 2. New York, Elsevier, 2016. p.51-58, ilus, graf.
Non-conventional
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| SES-SP, HANSEN, HANSENIASE, SESSP-ILSLPROD, SES-SP, SESSP-ILSLACERVO, SES-SP
| ID: biblio-1096556
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ABSTRACT
Leprosy neuropathy is dependent on the patient's immune response and expresses itself as a focal or multifocal neuropathy with asymmetric involvement. Leprosy neuropathy evolves chronically but recurrently develops periods of exacerbation during type 1 or type 2 reactions, leading to acute neuropathy. Nerve enlargement leading to entrapment syndromes is also a common manifestation. Pain may be either of inflammatory or neuropathic origin. A thorough and detailed evaluation is mandatory for adequate patient follow-up, including nerve palpation, pain assessment, graded sensory mapping, muscle power testing, and autonomic evaluation. Nerve conduction studies are a sensitive tool for nerve dysfunction, including new lesions during reaction periods or development of entrapment syndromes. Nerve ultrasonography is also a very promising method for nerve evaluation in leprosy. The authors propose a composite nerve clinical score for nerve function assessment that can be useful for longitudinal evaluation.
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06-national
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BR
Base de dados:
HANSEN
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HANSENIASE
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SES-SP
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SESSP-ILSLACERVO
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SESSP-ILSLPROD
Assunto principal:
Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Periférico
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Técnicas de Diagnóstico Neurológico
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Hanseníase
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Non-conventional
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos