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Mononeuritis multiplex is the clinical picture that arises from problems with multiple individual nerves serially or almost simultaneously.
Synonyms Mononeuropathy multiplex Clinical findings Mononeuritis multiplex typically presents with the acute or subacute evolution of loss of sensory and motor function of individual peripheral nerves. The pattern of involvement is asymmetric. Diagnosis Electrodiagnostic studies will show multifocal sensory motor axonal neuropathy. Causes and associations Mononeuritis multiplex is associated with diabetes mellitus, polyarteritis nodosa and other vasculitides (Wegener granulomatosis, Churg-strauss syndrome), rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, and amyloidosis. Infections such as leprosy, Lyme disease and HIV have also been known to cause Mononeuritis multiplex. | |||||||||||||||||||
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