Peripheral neuropathy associated with temporal arteritis
Autor: | G. Zhukovsky, Michael Yaron, M. Talesnic, J. Joussiphov, B. Fishel, M. Alon, Y. Fintsi |
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Rok vydání: | 1998 |
Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Biopsy Giant Cell Arteritis Myelin Rheumatology Sural Nerve Internal medicine medicine Humans Arteritis Aged medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Peripheral Nervous System Diseases General Medicine medicine.disease Giant cell arteritis Peripheral neuropathy medicine.anatomical_structure nervous system Corticosteroid therapy business Vasculitis |
Zdroj: | Clinical rheumatology. 17(2) |
ISSN: | 0770-3198 |
Popis: | Peripheral neuropathy is described in a patient with biopsy proven giant cell arteritis. Sural nerve biopsy showed myelin and axonal degeneration. Such an uncommon manifestation was resolved with corticosteroid therapy. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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