title: Sciatic neuritis as initial symptom of spontaneous clostridial myonecrosis.
abstract: A 21-year-old woman is reported with aplastic anaemia, who presented with pain in the leg. Rapid loss of sciatic nerve function followed. MRI showed irregular streaks of low intensity in the muscles of the pelvic region. A diagnosis of sciatic neuritis as initial symptom of clostridial myonecrosis was made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Hoefnagels
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Vielvoye
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: de Jonge
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Peetermans
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wondergem
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Roos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009132:Muscles / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009443:Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000473:pathology*