Peripheral neuropathy associated with temporal arteritis.
Peripheral neuropathy is described in a patient with biopsy proven giant cell arteritis. Sural nerve biopsy showed myelin and axonal degeneration. Such an uncommon manifestation was resolved with corticosteroid therapy.
Fishel
B
B
Department of Rehabilitation, Tel-Aviv University, Ichilov Hospital, Israel.
Zhukovsky
G
G
Alon
M
M
Talesnic
M
M
Joussiphov
J
J
Fintsi
Y
Y
Yaron
M
M
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000473:pathology