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Skin biopsy findings predict development of symptomatic neuropathy in patients with HIV

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boxed-textHerrmann DN et al. (2006) Is skin biopsy a predictor of transition to symptomatic HIV neuropathy? A longitudinal study. Neurology 66: 857–861

HIV patients with an intraepidermal nerve-fiber density below 10 fibers/mm in the distal leg are vulnerable to developing symptomatic neuropathy

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Polydefkis, M. Skin biopsy findings predict development of symptomatic neuropathy in patients with HIV. Nat Rev Neurol 2, 650–651 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0353

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