[Isolated trigeminal neuropathy revealing the presence of Sharp's syndrome or MCTD (mixed connective tissue disease) (author's transl)].
Isolated neuropathies of 5th cranial nerves are rare apart from primary facial neuralgia. A case is reported, in which Raynaud's syndrome was also present, that enabled a diagnosis of mixed connective tissue disease to be established. The authors underline the importance of undertaking complete immunological investigations in order to decide whether there is a particular type of systemic disease present, which could be responsible for these special types of trigeminal nerve disorders.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008947:Mixed Connective Tissue Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000209:etiology; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve
Neuropathie trigéminale isolée révélatrice d'un syndrome de Sharp ou MCTD (mixed connective tissue disease).