Progressive peripheral neuropathy in patient with primary hyperoxaluria.
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In a patient suffering from primary hyperoxaluria with oxalosis a progressive peripheral neuropathy was associated with intra-axonal deposition of microcrystals of calcium oxalate. Probably his neuropathy was the result of mechanical obstruction of axoplasmic flow.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 2 5966 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1975