Evaluation of altered patterns of tactile sensation in the diagnosis and monitoring of leprosy using the Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272151
Abstract: Background Leprosy neuropathy is the most common peripheral neuropathy of infectious etiology worldwide; it is characterized as asymmetric and focal multiple mononeuropathy. Semmes-Weinstein monofilament (SWM) test is a simple method to assess sensory nerve function.… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis; tactile sensation; etiology; swm test ... See more keywords