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Washington University Experience | NEURODEGENERATION | Polyglucosan Body Disease (PGBD) | 7A1 PGB muscle nerve (Case 7) H&E 1 copy.jpg
Case 7 History ---- The patient is an 81 year old woman with neuropathy. Operative procedure: Left quadriceps muscle biopsy and left sural nerve biopsy. ---- 7A1,2 H&E stain of the muscle biopsy showed large numbers of subtle polyglucosan bodies (arrows) in many intramuscular nerves; this finding may be seen in older individuals or, if severe and diffuse in the nervous system, as part of several disease entities including adult polyglucosan body disease.
