01107nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001900055653003100074653002800105653001900133653001100152653001200163653001700175653001300192653003900205653001900244653002500263100001100288245002900299300001100328490000700339520048100346022001400827       2007                            d  c2007 Feb10aChagas disease10aCytomegalovirus Infections10aGuillain-Barre Syndrome10aHIV Infections10aHumans10aleprosy10aLyme Disease10aLymphoma10aPeripheral Nervous System Diseases10aPeroneal Nerve10aPolyarteritis Nodosa1 aSaid G00aInfectious neuropathies.  a115-370 v253 a<p>Peripheral neuropathies can result from several infective agents, ranging from viruses, especially retroviruses, to parasites and bacilli. Leprosy, which often is considered a disorder of the past, still is common in dome geographic areas, especially in Africa, South America, and Asia. An increasing number of cases of neuropathies occurs in patients who have HIV or Lyme disease. The important point is that all these neuropathies are treatable and often preventable.</p>  a0733-8619