Peripheral Neuropathy as First Sign of Ulcerative Colitis in a Child

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-117

  Greco, Filippo ^a   Pavone, Piero ^a   Falsaperla, Raffaele ^a   Sorge, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood; Inflammatory bowel disease; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COLON BIOPSY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

BIOPSY; CHILD; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYNEUROPATHIES;

EID: 1642579582     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200402000-00006     Document Type: Article

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