CIDP masquerading as uremic polyneuropathy
CIDP masquerading as uremic polyneuropathy
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CIDP 伪装成尿毒症多发性神经病
DOI:
10.1212/wnl.42.6.1248
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发表时间:
1992
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影响因子:
9.9
通讯作者:
Richard M. Green
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作者:
Richard M. Green
Uremic polyneuropathy (UP) may closely resemble chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) clinically and on electrodiagnostic testing. Here I report polyneuropathy in a uremic patient that dramatically responded to immunosuppressive therapy. Case report. At age 26, the patient developed high blood pressure and 4+ proteinuria. A physician diagnosed “glomerulonephritis” and prescribed a diuretic, but the patient was lost to followup. In February 1990, a t age 56, he developed fluid overload due to end-stage renal disease. BUN was 133 mg/dl, creatinine 10.7 mg/dl, creatinine clearance 5 mumin, and 24-hour urine protein 2.7 grams; urinary sediment was inactive. Renal ultrasound was consistent with chronic medical renal disease. Hemodialysis was begun. Three months later, in May 1990, he developed numbness and tingling below the knees, followed by weakness of the legs and arms. His disability progressed over 3 months and he became confined to a wheelchair. A neurologist attributed his condition to UP and suggested renal transplantation. I evaluated the patient in February 1991. A splenectomy had been performed at age 21 because of splenomegaly, and he had an 80 pack-year history of cigarette smoking. Medications included furosemide and ibuprofen. Examination showed normal mental status and cranial nerves. Strength was graded (MRC scale) 4/5 bilaterally in the arms, except the left abductor digiti minimi (ADM) was 0/5; the legs were graded 2/5 bilaterally, except for 1/5 strength in the ankle dorsiflexors. Muscle stretch reflexes were absent. Vibration sensation was severely reduced to the iliac crests, and pin sensation was absent below the knees. Laborator