ABSTRACT
Patients with neuropathy who sleep on the floor are invariably bitten by house rats who nibble the toes creating ulcerations (Fig. 11.1, 11.2). Patients notice the ulcers on waking up in the morning and noticing the blood stained linen. It is interesting how rats selectively bite a neuropathic foot. When a rat strikes at a foot, the normal foot is reflexly withdrawn, whereas the neuropathic foot remains still.
