title: Antibodies to dorsal root ganglia and olfactory cells in a patient with chronic sensory neuropathy and anosmia.
abstract: We report the case of a 51-year-old woman with anosmia and chronic sensory ataxic neuropathy. Olfactory tests suggested neurosensory anosmia. Immunocytochemical analysis showed serum antibodies against dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells and olfactory neurons, in the absence of other known causes of anosmia and sensory neuropathy. Clinical and laboratory data suggested a slow autoimmune process affecting dorsal root ganglion and olfactory cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gambelli
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ginanneschi
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malandrini
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palmeri
authors.forename: Gianna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berti
authors.forename: Passali
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Desiderio
authors.forename: Bellussi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Luisa
authors.forename: Passali Francesco
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Maria
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001259:Ataxia / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000473:pathology; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D009832:Olfactory Nerve / Q000276:immunology*; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies