Sarcoid neuropathy: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 184-189

  Živković, Saša A ^a   Lacomis, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Peripheral neuropathy; Sarcoidosis; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; ESOMEPRAZOLE; FEXOFENADINE; FOLIC ACID; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LOSARTAN; METHOTREXATE; PRAMIPEXOLE; PREDNISONE; RALOXIFENE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; LEG DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHY; PARESTHESIA; PERONEAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SARCOIDOSIS; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SEROLOGY; VASCULITIS;

EID: 3042700132     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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