Multiple mononeuropathy due to vasculitis associated with anticardiolipin antibodies: A case report

Folia Neuropathologica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 140-143

  Jeruc, Jera ^a   Popović, Mara ^a   Vizjak, Alenka ^a   Jurčić, Vesna ^a   Lestan, Boris ^b   Ferluga, Dušan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin antibodies; Antiphospholipid syndrome; Peripheral nerve; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANKLE PAIN; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOT PAIN; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LEG PAIN; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; MONONEUROPATHY; MULTIPLE MONONEUROPATHY; NECROTIZING ARTERITIS; NERVE BIOPSY; PARESTHESIA; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURAL NERVE; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 33746113868     PISSN: 16414640     EISSN: 1509572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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