A case report of cranial polyneuropathy in Behcet's disease.
Behcet's disease (BD) is a multisystem relapsing inflammatory disorder. Nervous system involvement is the most serious manifestation of BD. Neuro-Behcet's disease (n-BD) is classified into parenchymal meningoencephalitis pattern and non-parenchymal vascular patterns. Isolated meningitis is rarely the sole presenting feature of n-BD. We report a 19-year-old man with BD who presented with cranial polyneuropathy secondary to aseptic meningitis. He made a gradual though incomplete recovery with steroid therapy. Cranial polyneuropathy secondary to meningeal involvement can be a presentation of n-BD, and Behcet's disease should be a consideration in patients with idiopathic cranial polyneuropathy.
Alrefai
Ali
A
Department of Neuroscience, Jordan University of Science and Technology, PO Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan. aalrefai@just.edu.jo
El-Salem
Khalid
K
Saadeh
Ruba
R
Al-Balas
Hassan
H
D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
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