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Review
. 2019 Sep 25;59(9):604-606.
doi: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001320. Epub 2019 Aug 30.

[Multiple mononeuropathy associated with systemic sclerosis with vasculitis confirmed by nerve biopsy: a case report]

[Article in Japanese]
Yuya Kano  1 , Hideki Kato  1 , Haruki Koike  2 , Masahisa Katsuno  2 , Takuya Oguri  1 , Hiroyuki Yuasa  1
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[Multiple mononeuropathy associated with systemic sclerosis with vasculitis confirmed by nerve biopsy: a case report]

[Article in Japanese]
Yuya Kano et al. Rinsho Shinkeigaku. .

Abstract

A 68-year-old woman with a medical history of interstitial pneumonia associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc) presented with numbness of the lower limbs and left drop foot. She was diagnosed with multiple mononeuropathy based on the laterality of her symptoms, muscle weakness, thermal hypoalgesia, and nerve conduction study findings. Left sural nerve biopsy showed vasculitis, and steroid therapy was effective. This case highlights the importance of histopathological assessment to select an appropriate treatment strategy.

Keywords: nerve biopsy; neuropathy; systemic sclerosis; vasculitis.

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