Peripheral neuropathy as first sign of ulcerative colitis in a child.
A 6-year-old girl developed an axonal sensorimotor polyneuropathy a few days before intestinal symptoms with bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain. Colon biopsy established the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. Vitamin and acid folic levels were normal. Peripheral neuropathy is an unusual event in ulcerative colitis in childhood, and an autoimmune pathogenesis is suspected.
Greco
Filippo
F
Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Italy. coicoico@hotmail.com
Pavone
Piero
P
Falsaperla
Raffaele
R
Sorge
Giovanni
G
D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000150:complications*