We investigated the frequency of amyloidosis in 99 consecutive patients (65 men and 34 women) with Behqet's syndrome. Rectal biopsies performed on all patients showed no amyloidosis by polarizing microscopy. The results of urinalyses were normal in all patients. Among 1,130 patients registered in ou
Pseudopodagra in Behçet' syndrome
✍ Scribed by Alessandro Giacomellod; Maria Laura Sorgi; Antonio Zoppini
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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