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Distal Painful Autonomic Neuropathy

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Clinical case. Differential diagnosis of conditions associated with SFN: metabolic, nutritional, autoimmune, paraneoplastic, drug toxicity, toxic agents, infectious, Amyloidosis, hereditary. Diagnosis: presence of length dependent or length non dependent SFN, intraepidermal skin biopsy. Main autonomic manifestations of SFN neuropathy: sudomotor and vasomotor dysfunction, genitourinary and gastrointestinal symptoms. Therapy: multiple disciplinary management of pain, specific treatment of a recognized associated condition. Prognosis.

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  1. Universidad de Valparaiso, Viña del Mar, Chile

    Juan Idiaquez

  2. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Eduardo Benarroch

  3. Clinica Fleni, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Martin Nogues

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  2. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

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  3. Clinica Fleni, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Martin Nogues

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Idiaquez, J., Benarroch, E., Nogues, M. (2018). Distal Painful Autonomic Neuropathy. In: Idiaquez, J., Benarroch, E., Nogues, M. (eds) Evaluation and Management of Autonomic Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72251-1_11

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