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Sural nerve biopsy

(A) Semithin section of sural nerve showing moderate reduction in the number of myelinated fibers. (B) Hematoxylin and eosin-stained paraffin section of sural nerve showing myelin ovoids (arrows) and monomorphic lymphoid cell infiltrate in the epineurium. (C) Cryosection of sural nerve showing CD 22+ cells in the epineurium. (D) Cryosection of sural nerve showing CD5- cells in the epineurium. A, C, D x 300, B x 120. (Contributed by Dr. Florian Thomas.)

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