Isolated superficial peroneal nerve lesion in pure neural leprosy: case report
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Isolated superficial peroneal nerve lesion in pure neural leprosy: case report.
Patients with leprosy may have only nerve involvement without skin changes. These cases are known as pure neural leprosy and can be seen in 10% of leprosy patients. Most patients have mononeuritic or multiple mononeuritic neuropathy patterns. The isolated lesion of the superficial peroneal nerve is uncommonly seen. We report a patient with involvement of this nerve in which there was no thicken...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2004000300030