title: Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and mononeuropathy multiplex.
abstract: Peripheral neuropathy is an uncommon complication of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). We report a 61-year-old man with ITP who developed acute-onset mononeuropathy multiplex. An electrophysiologic study revealed active axonal degenerative alteration, and a sural nerve biopsy showed axonal degeneration. Intraneural hemorrhage was suggested to be the most likely cause.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. tijichi@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshiharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ijichi
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muranishi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimura
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: Naohisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001369:Axons / Q000473:pathology; D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020422:Mononeuropathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000150:complications*