Difficulties in diagnosing slowly progressive mucopolysaccharidosis VI: A case series

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-75

  Scarpa, Maurizio ^a   Buffone, Ebba ^b   La Marca, Philipp L ^c   Campello, Mauro ^d   Rampazzo, Angelica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Central Hospital   (Italy)

^c Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine   (Italy)

^d CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult; Case reports; Diagnosis; Mucopolysaccharidosis VI; Slowly progressive

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE DYSPLASIA; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EYE EXAMINATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIP DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MAROTEAUX LAMY SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 77953419306     PISSN: 18745393     EISSN: 18758894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/PRM-2010-0104     Document Type: Article

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