Table 3 Description of neuritis in 20 limbs of 14 patients
From: Clinical prediction rules for the diagnosis of neuritis in leprosy
Patient | N° affected limbs (upper/lower) | Limb with Neuritis (n = 20) | Pain onset (days) | Motor impairment | Triggered by nerve palpation | Sensory signs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 (2/2) | Upper | > 90 | > 30 days | Spontaneously | > 30 days |
Upper | 15 |‒30 | No | Spontaneously | ≤ 30 days | ||
2 | 2 (1/1) | Upper | 60 |‒90 | > 30 days | Spontaneously | > 30 days |
3 | 1 (1/0) | Upper | 7 |‒15 | ≤ 30 days | When asking | > 30 days |
4 | 2 (2/0) | Upper | > 90 | > 30 days | When asking | > 30 days |
Upper | > 90 | > 30 days | When asking | > 30 days | ||
5 | 3 (1/2) | Upper | > 90 | > 30 days | Spontaneously | > 30 days |
6 | 1 (1/0) | Upper | 7 |‒15 | > 30 days | No pain | > 30 days |
7 | 2 (0/2) | Lower | < 7 | No | When asking | No |
Lower | < 7 | No | When asking | No | ||
8 | 2 (2/0) | Upper | > 90 | No | Spontaneously | > 30 days |
9 | 3 (1/2) | Upper | > 90 | No | No pain | No |
Lower | > 90 | > 30 days | No pain | > 30 days | ||
10 | 1 (0/1) | Lower | > 90 | > 30 days | When asking | > 30 days |
11 | 2 (2/0) | Upper | 60 |–90 | > 30 days | Spontaneously | > 30 days |
Upper | 60 |–90 | > 30 days | Spontaneously | > 30 days | ||
12 | 4 (2/2) | Lower | > 90 | > 30 days | Spontaneously | > 30 days |
Lower | > 90 | > 30 days | Spontaneously | > 30 days | ||
13 | 1 (1/0) | Upper | 30 |–60 | > 30 days | No pain | > 30 days |
14 | 1 (1/0) | Upper | 30 |–60 | > 30 days | When asking | > 30 days |