International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 81-84 , March 2009

Refractory Post-Herpetic Neuralgia As An Initial Presentation Of Olfactory Neuroblastoma-Related Ectopic ACTH Syndrome

  • Hsiang-Hung Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Ming Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiang-Kuang Tseng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Section of Infectious Disease, Mackay Memorial Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Hsiang-Kuang Tseng, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei 104, Taiwan

,Accepted 4 February 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(09)70024-9

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70024-9

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 81-84 , March 2009

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