Assessment of neuropathic pain in leprosy patients with relapse or treatment failure by infrared thermography: A cross-sectional study.

Liliane Marques de Pinho Tiago Diogo Fernandes Dos SantosDouglas Eulálio AntunesLetícia Marques Pinho TiagoIsabela Maria Bernardes Goulart

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)

IRT confirmed the asymmetric pattern of leprosy neuropathy, indicating a change in the function of the autonomic nervous system, and proving to be a useful method in the approach of pain.

Keyphrases

neuropathic pain
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
physical activity
chronic pain
solid state
postoperative pain