Acute toxic neuropathy mimicking guillain barre syndrome

Autor: Muhammed Jasim Abdul Jalal, Shirley Joan Fernandez, Murali Krishna Menon
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 137-138 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2249-4863
DOI: 10.4103/2249-4863.152273
Popis: Case: A 30 year old male presented with numbness of palms and soles followed by weakness of upper limbs and lower limbs of 5 days duration, which was ascending and progressive. Three months back he was treated for oral and genital ulcers with oral steroids. His ulcers improved and shifted to indigenous medication. His clinical examination showed polyneuropathy. CSF study did not show albuminocytological dissociation. Nerve conduction study showed demyelinating polyneuropathy. His blood samples and the ayurvedic drug samples were sent for toxicological analysis. Inference: Acute toxic neuropathy - Arsenic
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