Neuropathy related to Crohn's disease treated by peripheral nerve decompression.
Neurological complications of Crohn's ileitis have been reported, and the aetiology ascribed to vitamin deficiencies and iatrogenic treatment. In this report we describe a patient who developed multiple areas of nerve compression in lower and upper extremities. After failure of conservative treatment, she was successfully treated surgically. As far as we know this has not been reported before.
Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands. jhcoert@hotmail.com
J Henk
JH
Coert
A Lee
AL
Dellon
D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*