Acute fulminant symmetrical vasculitic polyneuropathy: Need for early biopsy

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-115

  Zochodne, D W ^a   Semmler, R T ^a   Ludwin, S K ^b   Auer, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nerve biopsy; Paralysis; Polyarteriitis nodosa

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOPSY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SURAL NERVE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0029879864     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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