Decreased Cutaneous Resonance Running Time in Cured Leprosy Subjects
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Decreased cutaneous resonance running time in cured leprosy subjects.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Leprosy prominently involves both the skin and peripheral neural tissues and some symptoms persist after microbial cure. Because alterations in the dermis also occur in leprosy, we assessed here whether there were changes in cutaneous resonance running time (CRRT), a parameter that is influenced by collagen properties, in cured leprosy subjects. METHODS A reviscometer wa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Skin Pharmacology and Physiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1660-5535,1660-5527
DOI: 10.1159/000231527