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45-Year-Old Man with Leg Pain and Numbness

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Asymmetric and rapidly progressive painful sensorimotor disturbances raise concern for vasculitic neuropathy, the most common cause of which is non-systemic vasculitic neuropathy (NSVN). Nerve damage occurs by ischemic injury via mechanisms that differ between each process. The diagnosis is confirmed by history, examination, electrodiagnostic studies, laboratory findings, and likely nerve/muscle biopsy. Treatment is dependent on the underlying cause, and diagnosis is focused on evaluation for systemic vasculitides that can result in significant morbidity. In the case of NSVN, corticosteroids and consideration of other immunosuppressants are necessary to avoid further injury and disability.

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  • 26 November 2020

    Chapter 32 in T. Malik (ed.), Practical Chronic Pain Management, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46675-6_32

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Fuino, R., Tandan, R., Waheed, W. (2020). 45-Year-Old Man with Leg Pain and Numbness. In: Malik, T. (eds) Practical Chronic Pain Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46675-6_32

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