Unilateral phrenic nerve paralysis in a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 201-203

  Pamuk, Ömer Nuri ^a,b   Doǧutan, Haluk ^a   Pamuk, Gülsüm Emel ^a   Çakir, Necati ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Varli Apt No: 25 Daire: 2   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Peripheral neuropathy; Unilateral diaphragmatic elevation; Unilateral phrenic paralysis; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NERVE PARALYSIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHRENIC NERVE; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0042158785     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-002-0284-x     Document Type: Article

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