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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.

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