Leucocytoclastic vasculitic neuropathy diagnosed by biopsy of normal appearing skin

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 706-707

  Yamanaka, Y ^a   Hiraga, A ^a   Arai, K ^a   Mori, M ^a   Kanai, K ^a   Hattori, T ^a   Kuwabara, Satoshi ^a,c   Oide, T ^b   Tanizawa, T ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SURAL NERVE; TENDON REFLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ALLERGIC VASCULITIS; BIOPSY; CAPILLARY; CELL NUCLEUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; LIMB; MONONEUROPATHY; PARESTHESIA; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; VASCULARIZATION; VENULE;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CAPILLARIES; CELL NUCLEUS STRUCTURES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MONONEUROPATHIES; PARESTHESIA; SKIN; VASCULITIS, HYPERSENSITIVITY; VENULES;

EID: 33646918385     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.077321     Document Type: Article

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