Acute Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Due to Sarcoidosis Mimicking Guillain-Barre Syndrome- A Case Report
| Main Authors: | Dushantha Madegedara, Asela Rasika Bandara, Sachini Seneviratne, Sajani Dharmadasa, Samadara Nakandala |
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| Format: | Article eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/3547121 |
Daftar Isi:
- Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory granulomatous disease with diverse clinical manifestations. Neurological manifestations occur in the minority which can mimic much other pathology. Sarcoid peripheral neuropathy is a heterogeneous group comprising many different clinical patterns. Acute demyelinating type of polyneuropathy masquerading Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) can rarely occur due to sarcoidosis. We report a 50 year old female with recent onset symptoms of sarcoidosis developing acute demyelinating polyneuropathy mimicking GBS. The distinction between both conditions is important for appropriate management. However, this can be challenging in clinical practice