title: Peripheral neuropathy due to gasoline sniffing - A case report.
abstract: A case of polyneuropathy in a 14-year-old boy, a chronic gasoline sniffer, is reported. Clinical and electromyographic examination showed a symmetrical motor involvement, mainly distally and in the lower limbs. A sural nerve biopsy showed only slight changes, both of axonal and demyelinating type. The role of gasoline toxic substances in the etiology of this rare polyneuropathy is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005742:Gasoline / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010578:Petroleum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013756:Tetraethyl Lead / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D005742:Gasoline; D010578:Petroleum; D013756:Tetraethyl Lead