Mononeuritis multiplex in incomplete Behçet's disease: a case report and the review of the literature.
A case of Behçet's disease with peripheral nervous system involvement is described. A 58-year-old female with a 16-year history of Behçet's disease was admitted to our hospital because of numbness in multiple areas in both the upper and lower extremities. A biopsy of the sural nerve revealed degeneration of the axons and a capillary lesion. This finding was compatible with mononeuritis multiplex. This case of Behçet's disease with biopsy-proved mononeuritis multiplex is a very rare one.
Takeuchi
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Second Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Kodama
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Takatsu
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Hashimoto
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Miyashita
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D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D009443:Neuritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014855:Wallerian Degeneration / Q000502:physiology*