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Measurement of intraepidermal nerve fibre density in individuals with antiretroviral toxic neuropathy

Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg, in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Medicine, Johannesburg, 2011 / HIV-associated sensory neuropathy (HIV-SN) is a common complication of HIV infection and its treatment with dideoxynucleoside drugs such as stavudine. Pain is a symptom in about 75% of cases of HIV-SN. The aim of this study was to set up the intraepidermal nerve fibre density (IENFD) quantification technique in a South African Laboratory and then to use this technique to investigate whether the presence of pain in individuals with HIV-associated sensory neuropathy was associated with the dying back of epidermal nerve fibres at the site at which pain was experienced.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/13727
Date11 February 2014
CreatorsPatel, Imraan Goolam
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatapplication/pdf

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