Identification of subgroups of acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis

Neurologist

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 318-320

  Chen, Yin Chun ^a   Wu, Chieh Shan ^a   Chen, Gwo Shing ^a   Khor, Gim Thean ^a   Chen, Chun Hung ^a   Huang, Poyin ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Generalized anhidrosis; Idiopathic pure sudomotor failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANHIDROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ERYTHEMA; HEAT INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PRURITUS; THERMOREGULATION; URTICARIA;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPOHIDROSIS; MALE;

EID: 53549110510     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e318173e818     Document Type: Article

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