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OBJECTIVE:To use punch skin biopsies to evaluate the loss of intra-epidermal nerve fibers in sensory neuropathies. BACKGROUND:Previous assessments of epidermal nerve fibers have been constrained by relatively insensitive staining techniques and variability in quantification. METHODS:Punch skin biopsies were performed on the heel and leg of HIV-seronegative controls, HIV-seropositive individuals without neuropathy, and patients with sensory neuropathies, including HIV-seronegative and HIV-positive individuals. After formalin fixation, 50-microns free-floating sections were stained with a monoclonal antibody to neuron-specific ubiquitin hydrolase, PGP9.5. The number of intraepidermal fibers/mm in at least three sections from each patient was counted by one observer blinded to site and clinical status. RESULTS:Dermal and epidermal nerve fibers were readily identified and quantified. The immunostaining technique reliably demonstrated a dermal plexus of myelinated and unmyelinated fibers parallel to the surface of the skin. In the epidermis, unmyelinated fibers ascended vertically between the keratinocytes to reach the stratum corneum. The number of intra-epidermal fibers/mm in the distal leg (mean +/- SEM) was 17.84 +/- 3.03 in seven HIV-seronegative controls. Epidermal fiber number was significantly reduced (p = 0.01) in five HIV-infected patients with sensory neuropathies associated with didanosine or zalcitabine therapy (1.07 +/- 0.40) and in eight HIV-seronegative patients with sensory neuropathies (3.1 +/- 3.1). Four of five neurologically normal HIV-seropositive subjects had reduced numbers of epidermal fibers, suggesting a subclinical neuropathy. Serial biopsies in one individual demonstrated the evolution of degenerating epidermal fibers after development of zalcitabine-induced sensory neuropathy. CONCLUSION:Skin biopsies stained with the sensitive panaxonal marker anti-PGP9.5 demonstrated significant reduction in intraepidermal fibers in sensory neuropathies. This simple and repeatable technique is a reliable method for quantitation of small cutaneous sensory fibers. In addition, skin biopsies may be useful in assessing the course and spatial distribution of involvement in peripheral nerve disease.
journal_name
Neurologyjournal_title
Neurologyauthors
McCarthy BG,Hsieh ST,Stocks A,Hauer P,Macko C,Cornblath DR,Griffin JW,McArthur JCdoi
10.1212/wnl.45.10.1848subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-10-01 00:00:00pages
1848-55issue
10eissn
0028-3878issn
1526-632Xjournal_volume
45pub_type
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