Demyelinating peripheral neuropathy associated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. An immuno-electron microscopic study

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 341-344

  De Armas, R ^a   Sindou, P ^a   Gelot, A ^b   Routon, M C ^c   Ponsot, G ^b   Vallat, J M ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^c CH d Orsay   (France)

Author keywords

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Immuno electron microscopy; Nerve biopsy; Peripheral nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONSANGUINITY; CYTOPLASM; DEATH; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; DEMYELINATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS TISSUE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHWANN CELL; SYMPTOM; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PERONEAL NERVE;

EID: 4844227884     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-004-0897-0     Document Type: Article

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