Sensory testing with monofilaments in Hansens disease and normal control subjects
Int. j. lepr. other mycobact. dis
; 68(3): 291-298, Sept., 2000. tab, graf
Article
in En
| SES-SP, HANSEN, HANSENIASE, SESSP-ILSLACERVO, SES-SP
| ID: biblio-1226960
Responsible library:
BR191.1
Localization: [{"text": "BR191.1"}]
ABSTRACT
Sensory testing with Semmes-Weinstein filaments was conducted on 112 normal subjects to determine the effects of age, gender and occupation on threshold perception, 27 Hansen's disease (HD) patients to determine inter-observer and intra-observer reliability of testing, and 101 patients with HD and a history of hand and/or foot ulceration to identify thresholds for injury risk. Filament thresholds were found related to age (p 0.1). Inter-observer and intra-observer reliability was found to be high (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.88-0.93). The 4.93 (7.0-7.7 g) filament had 97% sensitivity and 100% specificity for identifying a history of foot injuries, and the 4.17 (1.2-1.6 g) filament had 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity for identifying hand injuries.
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Collection:
06-national
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BR
Database:
HANSEN
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HANSENIASE
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SES-SP
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SESSP-ILSLACERVO
Main subject:
Leprosy
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Int. j. lepr. other mycobact. dis
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article