Sonographic Nerve Enlargement in a Patient with Sarcoidosis.
Intern Med
; 60(9): 1469-1473, 2021 May 01.
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| ID: mdl-33250464
ABSTRACT
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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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sarcoidosis
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Neural Conduction
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Intern Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
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