title: [Sarcoid neuropathy].
abstract: Sarcoid neuropathy, a rare condition which is seen in 1% of patients with sarcoidosis, often emerges as one of the differential diagnoses of neuropathies with an unknown origin. Recent studies have revealed that sarcoid neuropathy shows a broader spectrum of clinical characteristics than previously expected, including a Guillain-Barré- or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy-like presentation, small fiber neuropathy, and typical subacute multiple mononeuropathy. This makes the diagnosis difficult in certain cases. Due to the lack of diagnostic markers for this condition, neurological, laboratory, neurophysiological, and image analyses are all necessary to evaluate the probability of sarcoid neuropathy during differential diagnosis. This review mentions several cues for guiding the diagnosis, and diagnostic criteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Michiaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koga
mesh_terms: D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy