TY - JOUR KW - Chagas disease KW - Cytomegalovirus Infections KW - Guillain-Barre Syndrome KW - HIV Infections KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Lyme Disease KW - Lymphoma KW - Peripheral Nervous System Diseases KW - Peroneal Nerve KW - Polyarteritis Nodosa AU - Said G AB -

Peripheral neuropathies can result from several infective agents, ranging from viruses, especially retroviruses, to parasites and bacilli. Leprosy, which often is considered a disorder of the past, still is common in dome geographic areas, especially in Africa, South America, and Asia. An increasing number of cases of neuropathies occurs in patients who have HIV or Lyme disease. The important point is that all these neuropathies are treatable and often preventable.

BT - Neurologic clinics C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17324723?dopt=Abstract DA - 2007 Feb DO - 10.1016/j.ncl.2006.11.004 IS - 1 J2 - Neurol Clin LA - eng N2 -

Peripheral neuropathies can result from several infective agents, ranging from viruses, especially retroviruses, to parasites and bacilli. Leprosy, which often is considered a disorder of the past, still is common in dome geographic areas, especially in Africa, South America, and Asia. An increasing number of cases of neuropathies occurs in patients who have HIV or Lyme disease. The important point is that all these neuropathies are treatable and often preventable.

PY - 2007 SP - 115 EP - 37 T2 - Neurologic clinics TI - Infectious neuropathies. VL - 25 SN - 0733-8619 ER -