01065nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001000058653000900068653002000077653001100097653001100108653001200119653000900131653001600140653001400156653003000170100001700200700001200217700001100229700001200240700001100252700001600263245004900279300001100328490000800339520039000347022001400737       2000                            d  c2000 Sep 2310aAdult10aAged10aChronic Disease10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNeuralgia10aSeverity of Illness Index1 aHietaharju A1 aCroft R1 aAlam R1 aBirch P1 aMong A1 aHaanpää M00aChronic neuropathic pain in treated leprosy.  a1080-10 v3563 a<p>The existence of chronic neuropathic pain in treated leprosy has received scant attention. We describe the clinical findings of 16 patients with multibacillary leprosy who had chronic stimulus-independent pain despite finishing their treatment. With confirmation, our results could be of importance in the establishment of "care after cure" programmes for patients with leprosy.</p>  a0140-6736