Peripheral neuropathy is usually the domain of the physician or neurologist. Still, many times patients land up in dermatology department with complaints such as sensory loss, paresthesia, and trophic ulcers. Usually, these patients are evaluated for leprosy and then referred to departments of internal medicine or neurology. We report one such patient who was initially seen by a dermatologist but was ultimately found to be suffering from human immunodeficiency virus neuropathy.
BT - Indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30187029?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.4103/ijstd.IJSTD_90_16 IS - 1 J2 - Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS LA - eng N2 -Peripheral neuropathy is usually the domain of the physician or neurologist. Still, many times patients land up in dermatology department with complaints such as sensory loss, paresthesia, and trophic ulcers. Usually, these patients are evaluated for leprosy and then referred to departments of internal medicine or neurology. We report one such patient who was initially seen by a dermatologist but was ultimately found to be suffering from human immunodeficiency virus neuropathy.
PY - 2018 SP - 59 EP - 60 T2 - Indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS TI - Human immunodeficiency virus neuropathy: A new mimicker of leprous neuropathy. UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6111644/?report=reader VL - 39 SN - 2589-0565 ER -