Nonsystemic necrotizing vasculitis of the peripheral nervous system
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[Isolated vasculitis of the peripheral nervous system].
We present a patient with a subacute asymmetrical sensorimotor polyneuropathy. The pathological features were predominantly loss of nerve fibers, axonal degeneration and healed vasculitis. The epineural vessels were involved, while endoneurial capillaires were preserved. Muscle biopsy revealed neurogenic features with normal blood vessels. After three years, motor and sensory function was almos...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis & Rheumatism
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199807)41:7<1324::aid-art27>3.0.co;2-c