01062nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001900065653001100084653002500095653000900120653002200129653001900151100001800170700001500188700001200203700001500215245008900230856004100319300001000360490000700370520040500377022001400782       1993                            d  c1993 Dec10aAdult10aBiopsy, Needle10aHumans10aLeprosy, Tuberculoid10aMale10aPeripheral nerves10aPeroneal Nerve1 aTheuvenet W J1 aMiyazaki N1 aRoche P1 aShrestha I00aCytological needle aspiration of the nerve for the diagnosis of pure neural leprosy.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v61n4a10.pdf  a597-90 v613 a<p>Pure neural (also called primary neuritic) leprosy manifests itself by involvement of only the nerve in the absence of skin lesions. Therefore, it sometimes can pose a diagnostic problem. Cytological needle aspiration of an affected nerve can be a valuable tool under such circumstances. The method as developed at Anandaban Leprosy Hospital, Nepal, is described and two cases are presented.</p>
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