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Document Details : Title: Een 74-jarige man met een pijnlijk en atrofisch been Author(s): SNAUWAERT J, DE ROECK J, WYNANTS P, VAN STRIJTHEM N, DE CAUWER H Journal: Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde Volume: 64 Issue: 4 Date: 2008 Pages: 210-213 DOI: 10.2143/TVG.64.04.2000264 Abstract : Geen samenvatting A 74-year-old man with pain and atrophy of the left leg We describe the clinical and laboratory findings in a man whose painfull left leg presented a local atrophy with a sclerotic aspect of the skin and a spotty erythema. Serological testing revealed a positive immunological reaction to Borrelia. EMG demonstrated the presence of an axonal polyneuropathy. Histopathological findings suggested the diagnosis of acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans. Unfortunately, the antibiotic therapy remained unsuccesfull. A short review of literature is provided. |
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