Quantitative and qualitative normative dataset for intraepidermal nerve fibers using skin biopsy.

Nicolas CollonguesBrigitte SamamaCatherine Schmidt-MutterLudivine Chamard-WitkowskiMarc DebouverieJean-Baptiste ChansonMaria-Cristina AntalKarelle BenardaisJérôme de SezeMichel VeltenNelly Boehm

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Our dataset allows accurate calculation of the normal density of intraepidermal nerve fibers for each year of age and provides original morphological observations that improve the diagnostic value of skin biopsy in the distal leg for small-fiber neuropathy.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
wound healing
high resolution
peripheral nerve
minimally invasive
systematic review