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Inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy heralding accelerated chediak-higashi syndrome.
Muscle & nerve - 1 May 2017
Faber Ingrid Vasconcellos, Prota Joana Rosa Marques, Martinez Alberto Rolim Muro, Nucci Anamarli, Lopes-Cendes Iscia, Júnior Marcondes Cavalcante França
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INTRODUCTION: Chediak-Higashi syndrome (CHS) is a very rare autosomal recessive disorder (gene CHS1/LYST) characterized by partial albinism, recurrent infections, and easy bruising. Survivors develop a constellation of slowly progressive neurological manifestations. METHODS: We describe clinical, laboratory, electrophysiological, and genetic findings of a patient who developed an immune-mediated demyelinating...
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