title: Peripheral Neuropathy After Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridium difficile Infection: A Case Report.
abstract: We present a case of a 71-year-old man with Clostridium difficile infection who underwent fecal transplantation. The patient was found to have a predominantly demyelinating sensorimotor peripheral polyneuropathy upon electrodiagnostic testing. To our knowledge, only one case of peripheral neuropathy after fecal transplantation has previously been reported. Although the exact cause of this patient's neuropathy cannot be confirmed, it has been speculated that the pathophysiology is an immune-mediated process. Given the increasing incidence of C difficile infections and the emergence of fecal transplantation as treatment, it is important to note that peripheral neuropathy is a potential adverse complication.
authors.affiliation: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, 90 Bergen St, Suite 3200, Newark, NJ 07103(∗). Electronic address: michelle.didesch@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Didesch
authors.affiliation: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ(†)(‡); Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, NJ(†)(‡).
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Averill
authors.affiliation: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ(†)(‡); Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, NJ(†)(‡); Kessler Foundation, West Orange, NJ(‡).
authors.forename: Mooyeon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oh-Park
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003015:Clostridium Infections; D000069467:Fecal Microbiota Transplantation; D005243:Feces; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases