Diabetic polyradiculopathy with trigeminal nerve involvement. A case report.
A 20-year-old white woman with controlled diabetes mellitus of 8 years' duration and a current diagnosis of diabetic polyradiculopathy had oral pain suggesting involvement of the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve and mimicking trigeminal neuralgia. Cranial nerve involvement in diabetic polyradiculopathy is rare, and trigeminal nerve involvement with pain has not been reported.
D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000473:pathology*; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000473:pathology*