Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy as a possible novel component of autoimmune poly-endocrine-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-240

  Valenzise, Mariella ^a   Meloni, Antonella ^b   Betterle, Corrado ^c   Giometto, Bruno ^d   Autunno, Massimo ^a   Mazzeo, Anna ^a   Cao, Antonio ^e   De Luca, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE CA FONCELLO   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune poly endocrine candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy; Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS CANDIDIASIS; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON REFLEX;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ALLELES; BIOPSY; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLYENDOCRINOPATHIES, AUTOIMMUNE; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING; PREDNISONE; SURAL NERVE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 58149089555     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-008-0736-8     Document Type: Article

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