TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Biopsy, Needle
KW - Bone Resorption
KW - Diagnosis, Differential
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Risk Assessment
AU - Illarramendi X
AU - Jardim M R
AU - Sales A M
AU - Nery J A
AU - Sarno E N
AB - <p>lysis (bone resorption) has been observed in a heterogeneous group of congenital and acquired bone disorders. Leprosy is the main cause of peripheral neuropathy leading to acro-osteolysis in endemic countries. Pure neuritic leprosy, a less common form of the disease, is difficult to diagnose. Two unrelated leprosy patients with acropathy whose disease began as pure neuritic are discussed.</p>
BT - Leprosy review
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11105499?dopt=Abstract
CN - Infolep Library - available
DA - 2000 Sep
DO - 10.5935/0305-7518.20000044
IS - 3
J2 - Lepr Rev
LA - eng
N2 - <p>lysis (bone resorption) has been observed in a heterogeneous group of congenital and acquired bone disorders. Leprosy is the main cause of peripheral neuropathy leading to acro-osteolysis in endemic countries. Pure neuritic leprosy, a less common form of the disease, is difficult to diagnose. Two unrelated leprosy patients with acropathy whose disease began as pure neuritic are discussed.</p>
PY - 2000
SP - 382
EP - 7
T2 - Leprosy review
TI - Acro-osteolysis prior to diagnosis of leprosy.
UR - http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/2000/v71n3/pdf/v71n3a20.pdf
VL - 71
SN - 0305-7518
ER -