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

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Date publication

janvier 2018

Journal

PloS one

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr VELTEN Michel, Dr MUTTER Catherine, Pr DE SEZE Jérôme


Tous les auteurs :
Collongues N, Samama B, Schmidt-Mutter C, Chamard-Witkowski L, Debouverie M, Chanson JB, Antal MC, Benardais K, de Seze J, Velten M, Boehm N

Résumé

Skin biopsy is the most relevant tool to diagnose small-fiber neuropathy. A well-documented normal dataset for intraepidermal nerve fiber in the distal leg is required to improve its diagnostic value.

Mots clés

Adult, Biopsy, Databases, Chemical, Databases, Factual, Epidermis, pathology, Female, France, Healthy Volunteers, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Leg, pathology, Male, Merkel Cells, pathology, Middle Aged, Nerve Fibers, pathology, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, pathology, Skin, pathology, Small Fiber Neuropathy, classification

Référence

PLoS ONE. 2018 ;13(1):e0191614