Sural nerve and epidermal vascular abnormalities in a case of POEMS syndrome [6]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-102

  Santoro, L ^a   Manganelli, F ^a   Bruno, R ^a   Nolano, M ^b   Provitera, V ^b   Barbieri, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nerve biopsy; POEMS syndrome; Skin biopsy; Vasculopathy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; MELPHALAN; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HEPATOMEGALY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SURAL NERVE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

COLLAGEN TYPE IV; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; POEMS SYNDROME; SKIN DISEASES; SURAL NERVE; ULEX; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 33645225929     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01117.x     Document Type: Letter

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