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Relapsing inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in a diabetic patient
Acta Neuropathologica
|January 1, 1986
Summary
This study reports a rare case of relapsing inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy in a diabetic patient. The biopsy revealed unique myelin lamellae widening, a finding previously unseen in human pathology.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Pathology
- Immunology
Background:
- Inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathies (IDPs) are characterized by peripheral nerve lesions.
- These lesions are well-documented in acute (Guillain-Barré syndrome) and chronic forms of IDPs.