Diplopia and myalgia: Potential heralding symptoms of polyarteritis nodosa

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 175-178

  Miteva, Maria ^a   Norgauer, Johannes ^a   Ziemer, Mirjana ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG PAIN; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MALE; MYALGIA; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; DIPLOPIA; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA;

EID: 34347273752     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200708030-00004     Document Type: Article

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