Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy associated with membranous glomerulonephritis: case report.
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A case of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) with Membranous Glomerulonephritis (MGN) is reported. This is the second case recorded in the literature and the article compares this case with the other reported case, including immunological implications.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
دوره 7 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000