Literature DB >> 26955138

Painless Ulcers and Fissures of Toes: Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy, Not Leprosy.

Angoori Gnaneshwar Rao1.   

Abstract

Hereditary sensory neuropathies (HSN) are rare genetically determined neuropathies. They often manifest as painless injuries in children. We present HSN in a 5-year-old boy who presented with recurrent fissuring and ulceration involving both great toes.

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Keywords:  Hereditary sensory neuropathy; nerve conduction studies; painless ulcer

Year:  2016        PMID: 26955138      PMCID: PMC4763650          DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.174132

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Indian J Dermatol        ISSN: 0019-5154            Impact factor:   1.494


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1.  Oral L-serine supplementation reduces production of neurotoxic deoxysphingolipids in mice and humans with hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathy type 1.

Authors:  Kevin Garofalo; Anke Penno; Brian P Schmidt; Ho-Joon Lee; Matthew P Frosch; Arnold von Eckardstein; Robert H Brown; Thorsten Hornemann; Florian S Eichler
Journal:  J Clin Invest       Date:  2011-12       Impact factor: 14.808

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