Chronic neuropathic pain in treated leprosy.
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.
Hietaharju
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Croft
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Alam
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Birch
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Mong
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Haanpää
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index