Neuropathic pain and psychological morbidity in patients with treated leprosy: a cross-sectional prevalence study in Mumbai.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Estrella Lasry-Levy, Aki Hietaharju, Vivek Pai, Ramaswamy Ganapati, Andrew S C Rice, Maija Haanpää, Diana N J Lockwood
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Bombay
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000981; https://doaj.org/article/281af744d4de4d92ba9bdab7fc5b64b9

BACKGROUND: Neuropathic pain has been little studied in leprosy. We assessed the prevalence and clinical characteristics of neuropathic pain and the validity of the Douleur Neuropathique 4 questionnaire as a screening tool for neuropathic pain in patients with treated leprosy. The association of neu...