Sarcoid polyneuropathy responsive to intravenous immunoglobulin

We describe a 38‐year‐old woman with a predominantly sensory axonal polyneuropathy in whom a nerve biopsy demonstrated sarcoid granulomas. The neuropathy did not respond to oral steroid therapy but there was a rapid and repeated response to intravenous immunoglobulin, which gradually diminished over...

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Veröffentlicht in:Muscle & nerve 2004-03, Vol.29 (3), p.447-450
Hauptverfasser: Heaney, Dominic, Geddes, Jennian F., Nagendren, Kulan, Swash, Michael
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Zusammenfassung:We describe a 38‐year‐old woman with a predominantly sensory axonal polyneuropathy in whom a nerve biopsy demonstrated sarcoid granulomas. The neuropathy did not respond to oral steroid therapy but there was a rapid and repeated response to intravenous immunoglobulin, which gradually diminished over subsequent treatments, but remained beneficial. The systemic sarcoidosis remained active. Muscle Nerve 29: 447–450, 2004
ISSN:0148-639X
1097-4598
DOI:10.1002/mus.10541