Abstract:BackgroundThe clinical characteristics and outcomes of small fibre neuropathy (SFN) in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes have not been thoroughly described, and we investigated metabolic and neurological indexes and the prognosis of type 2 diabetic patients based on skin biopsy. MethodsThirty-four healthy Chinese volunteers were recruited for skin biopsy to establish the reference range of intraepidermal nerve fibre density (IENFD). Eighty-nine patients with type 2 diabetes from the Department of Endocrino… Show more
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