An Outbreak of Peripheral Neuropathy in a Prison
Prisoners are at risk for both physical and psychological diseases. Here, we report an outbreak of peripheral neuropathy in a prison in northeast Thailand. Between July and December 2014, there were 88 male prisoners at Bueng Kan Provincial Prison in Bueng Kan, Thailand suffering from peripheral neu...
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author | Somsak Tiamkao Anuwat Boonsong Kamol Saepeung Narongrit Kasemsap Metha Apiwattanakul Narupat Suanprasert Thiravat Hemachudha Prakai Pithak Kittiphit Juntee Chamnan Waisaen Supat Madha Rome Buathong Kittisak Sawanyawisuth |
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description | Prisoners are at risk for both physical and psychological diseases. Here, we report an outbreak of peripheral neuropathy in a prison in northeast Thailand. Between July and December 2014, there were 88 male prisoners at Bueng Kan Provincial Prison in Bueng Kan, Thailand suffering from peripheral neuropathy out of a total of 1,464 prisoners (6.01%). The common age range was 20–39 years (58 patients; 65.91%). The three most common features were hyporeflexia/areflexia of the lower extremities (36 patients; 83.72%). On laboratory vitamin B1 deficiency was detected in 4/5 patients, positive rhinovirus polymerase chain reaction in 3/4 patients, positive Mycoplasma pneumoniae IgM in 1/12 patients, and positive urinary arsenic in 4/7 patients. A dT vaccination was given on October 14 during the outbreak. This was a large outbreak of peripheral neuropathy in male prisoners. There are several possible causes of this outbreak including vitamin B1 deficiency, dT vaccination, arsenic toxicity, rhinovirus, and Mycoplasma infection. |
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spelling | doaj.art-65d695046a8b4d8c8ca9a1e97d6b08b52022-12-22T03:48:38ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Neurology1662-680X2019-02-01111536010.1159/000496536496536An Outbreak of Peripheral Neuropathy in a PrisonSomsak TiamkaoAnuwat BoonsongKamol SaepeungNarongrit KasemsapMetha ApiwattanakulNarupat SuanprasertThiravat HemachudhaPrakai PithakKittiphit JunteeChamnan WaisaenSupat MadhaRome BuathongKittisak SawanyawisuthPrisoners are at risk for both physical and psychological diseases. Here, we report an outbreak of peripheral neuropathy in a prison in northeast Thailand. Between July and December 2014, there were 88 male prisoners at Bueng Kan Provincial Prison in Bueng Kan, Thailand suffering from peripheral neuropathy out of a total of 1,464 prisoners (6.01%). The common age range was 20–39 years (58 patients; 65.91%). The three most common features were hyporeflexia/areflexia of the lower extremities (36 patients; 83.72%). On laboratory vitamin B1 deficiency was detected in 4/5 patients, positive rhinovirus polymerase chain reaction in 3/4 patients, positive Mycoplasma pneumoniae IgM in 1/12 patients, and positive urinary arsenic in 4/7 patients. A dT vaccination was given on October 14 during the outbreak. This was a large outbreak of peripheral neuropathy in male prisoners. There are several possible causes of this outbreak including vitamin B1 deficiency, dT vaccination, arsenic toxicity, rhinovirus, and Mycoplasma infection.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/496536ThiamineArsenicRhinovirusMycoplasma |
spellingShingle | Somsak Tiamkao Anuwat Boonsong Kamol Saepeung Narongrit Kasemsap Metha Apiwattanakul Narupat Suanprasert Thiravat Hemachudha Prakai Pithak Kittiphit Juntee Chamnan Waisaen Supat Madha Rome Buathong Kittisak Sawanyawisuth An Outbreak of Peripheral Neuropathy in a Prison Case Reports in Neurology Thiamine Arsenic Rhinovirus Mycoplasma |
title | An Outbreak of Peripheral Neuropathy in a Prison |
title_full | An Outbreak of Peripheral Neuropathy in a Prison |
title_fullStr | An Outbreak of Peripheral Neuropathy in a Prison |
title_full_unstemmed | An Outbreak of Peripheral Neuropathy in a Prison |
title_short | An Outbreak of Peripheral Neuropathy in a Prison |
title_sort | outbreak of peripheral neuropathy in a prison |
topic | Thiamine Arsenic Rhinovirus Mycoplasma |
url | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/496536 |
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