ADULT POLYGLUCOSAN BODY DISEASE - THE DIAGNOSTIC-VALUE OF AXILLA SKIN BIOPSY

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BUSARD, HLSM
GABREELSFESTEN, AAWM
RENIER, WO
GABREELS, FJM
JOOSTEN, EMG
VANTHOF, MA
RENSING, JBM
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[1] UNIV HOSP NIJMEGEN,INST NEUROL,POB 9101,6500 HB NIJMEGEN,NETHERLANDS
[2] UNIV HOSP NIJMEGEN,DEPT MED STAT,NIJMEGEN,NETHERLANDS
[3] CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSP,DEPT PATHOL,NIJMEGEN,NETHERLANDS
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10.1002/ana.410290420
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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The diagnostic value of axilla skin biopsy has been investigated in a patient with adult polyglucosan body disease. The biopsy data have been compared with those of control subjects and with those from previously reported patients with Lafora's disease. In a patient with adult polyglucosan body disease and in patients with Lafora's disease, an abundance of polyglucosan bodies was found in the myoepithelial cells of the axillary apocrine glands. In the control group of subjects, polyglucosan bodies were only sporadically seen. Axilla skin biopsy is, therefore, an easy and reliable method for confirming the diagnosis of adult polyglucosan body disease.
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