Pearls in Dermatology Light touch sensation testing using graded monofilaments
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Fanling Integrated Treatment Centre, Fanling Health Centre, 6/F, Pik Fung Road, Fanling, N.T., Hong Kong Sensory testing with graded monofilaments is a simple, reliable, reproducible skill which is not excessively time-consuming. Graded monofilaments of different gauges are commercially available, delivering a known fixed amount of pressure. Baseline and serial testing can be done easily and compared.
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