Mononeuritis multiplex

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Mononeuritis multiplex
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DiseasesDB	8346
MedlinePlus	000782
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Mononeuritis multiplex is the clinical picture that arises from problems with multiple individual nerves serially or almost simultaneously.

Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Clinical findings 3 Diagnosis 4 Causes and associations

[edit] Synonyms

Mononeuropathy multiplex

[edit] Clinical findings

Mononeuritis multiplex typically presents with the acute or subacute evolution of loss of sensory and motor function of individual peripheral nerves. The pattern of involvement is asymmetric.

[edit] Diagnosis

Electrodiagnostic studies will show multifocal sensory motor axonal neuropathy.

[edit] Causes and associations

Mononeuritis multiplex is associated with diabetes mellitus, polyarteritis nodosa and other vasculitides (Wegener granulomatosis, Churg-Strauss syndrome), rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, SLE and amyloidosis. Infections such as leprosy, Lyme disease and HIV have also been known to cause Mononeuritis multiplex.