Confluent peripheral multiple mononeuropathy associated to acute hepatitis b: A case report

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 171-173

  Caniello, Marcello ^b   Baxter, Patrícia ^b   Lino, Angelina Maria Martins ^b   Lima, Leandro Gregorut ^b   Pinto, Walkyria Pereira ^a  

^a Div Clin Molestias Infecciosas P   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Denervation; Hepatitis B; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; PATHOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; MALE; MONONEUROPATHIES;

EID: 0036561054     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652002000300011     Document Type: Article

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