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Sonographic Nerve Enlargement in a Patient with Sarcoidosis
We herein report a 73-year-old woman case with sarcoid neuropathy showing nerve enlargement assessed by nerve ultrasound both before and after treatment. The site of conduction block in the left tibial nerve corresponded to the site of nerve enlargement with a hypo-echoic pattern. After treatment wi...
Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8170233/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33250464 http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.5921-20 |
Sumario: | We herein report a 73-year-old woman case with sarcoid neuropathy showing nerve enlargement assessed by nerve ultrasound both before and after treatment. The site of conduction block in the left tibial nerve corresponded to the site of nerve enlargement with a hypo-echoic pattern. After treatment with prednisolone, nerve ultrasound detected the remission of the nerve enlargement, and the conduction block and clinical symptoms also improved. Nerve enlargement may reflect inflammation of the peripheral nerve. A follow-up study of sonographic nerve enlargement may be of clinical significance for assessing the effectiveness of treatment for sarcoid neuropathy. |
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