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Case Reports
. 1987 Nov;63(745):977-8.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.63.745.977.

Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy following varicella

J M Murthy  1
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Case Reports

Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy following varicella

J M Murthy. Postgrad Med J. 1987 Nov.

Abstract

Four cases of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy following varicella are described. The role of immunosuppression as a contributing factor in triggering an autoimmune disease of the peripheral nervous system following viral infection is discussed.

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