Chloroquine-induced myopathy and neuropathy: Progressive tetraparesis with areflexia that simulates a polyradiculoneuropathy. Two case reports;Miopatía y neuropatía inducida por cloroquina: Tetraparesia progresiva con arreflexia que simula una polirradiculoneuropatía. A propósito de dos casos

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 523-526

  Becerra Cunat J L ^a   Coll Cantí, Jaume ^a   Gelpi Mantius E ^a   Ferrer Avelli X ^a   Lozano Sanchez M ^a   Millan Torne M ^a   Ojanguren, I ^a   Ariza, A ^a   Olive A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chloroquine; Myopathy; Neurotoxicology; Polyneuropathy; Polyradiculoneuropathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE;

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOPATHY; NEUROPATHY; NEUROTOXICITY; POLYNEUROPATHY; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0346851959     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3606.2002407     Document Type: Article

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