title: Ischemic monomelic neuropathy: a complication of vascular access procedure.
abstract: Ischemic monomelic neuropathy (IMN) is an infrequently recognized type of ischemic neuropathy produced by shunting blood or acute occlusion of a major proximal artery in the extremities. IMN predominantly occurs in diabetic patients with evidence of peripheral atherosclerotic vascular disease and neuropathy. We report a case of ischemic monomelic neuropathy occurring in a diabetic patient with end-stage renal disease following the placement of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft as a vascular access in the proximal upper arm for chronic hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Malik Anas
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rabbani
authors.forename: Aasim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Syed Mansoor Ahmed
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Tahseen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mozzaffar
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moolani
authors.forename: Syed Sohail
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ali