Severe polyneuropathy in a patient with Churg-Strauss syndrome

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 106-110

  Bazzi, Paola ^a   Tancredi, Lucia ^a   Scarpini, Elio ^a,b   Messina, Stefano ^a   Sciacco, Monica ^a   Livraghi, Simona ^a   Vanoli, Massimo ^a   Prelle, Alessandro ^a   Scarlato, Guglielmo ^a   Moggio, Maurizio ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Churg Strauss syndrome; Myositis; Peripheral neuropathy; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MYOSITIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURAL NERVE;

BIOPSY; CAPILLARIES; CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0033920626     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8027.2000.00010.x     Document Type: Article

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