Peripheral nervous system involvement in Behçet's disease. Case report and review of the literature.
Central nervous system complication of Behçet's disease are well recognized. However, peripheral nervous system involvement has been rarely observed. A case of Behçet's disease with prominent peripheral nervous system involvement is reported in this article. The results of clinical, electromyographic, immunologic and electron-microscopic findings of a nerve biopsy are presented and discussed in the light of the literature.
D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000473:pathology
D007136:Immunoglobulins