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Additional skin biopsy could widen the diagnostic window of vasculitic neuropathy
Author(s) -
Kanda Takashi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical and experimental neuroimmunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 1759-1961
DOI - 10.1111/cen3.12220
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , skin biopsy , nerve biopsy , dermatology , muscle biopsy , peripheral neuropathy , radiology , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
A substantial percentage of vasculitic neuropathy patients remain undiagnosed, even after combined nerve/muscle biopsy. In Masuda's article in this issue of the journal, the addition of a simultaneous skin biopsy yielded a mere 12% increase in the diagnostic accuracy; however, this procedure is worth considering because of its non‐invasive nature, and future detailed morphological analyses of biopsied skin specimens might further widen the diagnostic window of vasculitic neuropathy.