Wrist Drop as a Manifestation of Behçet's Disease
Radial mononeuropathy most commonly manifesting as wrist drop is generally secondary to penetrating trauma to the radial nerve or compression injuries. It may also involve sensory changes depending on the location of the lesion. However, it has never been described as a sign of an inflammatory proce...
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| description | Radial mononeuropathy most commonly manifesting as wrist drop is generally secondary to penetrating trauma to the radial nerve or compression injuries. It may also involve sensory changes depending on the location of the lesion. However, it has never been described as a sign of an inflammatory process, in particular an autoimmune disease. We describe the case of a 55-year-old man who was admitted for wrist drop with bilateral paraesthesia of the upper extremities. Based on his medical history, we diagnosed Behçet’s disease and subsequently neuro-Behçet’s disease. He is receiving treatment with notable improvement. Neurological involvement in Behçet’s disease is common but frequently undiagnosed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b49126c6ab654ec989ebdead65f76b642022-12-22T01:24:11ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942017-03-014210.12890/2016_000512189Wrist Drop as a Manifestation of Behçet's DiseaseAngela Daher0Fady Haddad1Department of Internal Medicine, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, BeirutDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, BeirutRadial mononeuropathy most commonly manifesting as wrist drop is generally secondary to penetrating trauma to the radial nerve or compression injuries. It may also involve sensory changes depending on the location of the lesion. However, it has never been described as a sign of an inflammatory process, in particular an autoimmune disease. We describe the case of a 55-year-old man who was admitted for wrist drop with bilateral paraesthesia of the upper extremities. Based on his medical history, we diagnosed Behçet’s disease and subsequently neuro-Behçet’s disease. He is receiving treatment with notable improvement. Neurological involvement in Behçet’s disease is common but frequently undiagnosed.http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/512Behcet disease, mononeuritis |
| spellingShingle | Angela Daher Fady Haddad Wrist Drop as a Manifestation of Behçet's Disease European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine Behcet disease, mononeuritis |
| title | Wrist Drop as a Manifestation of Behçet's Disease |
| title_full | Wrist Drop as a Manifestation of Behçet's Disease |
| title_fullStr | Wrist Drop as a Manifestation of Behçet's Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wrist Drop as a Manifestation of Behçet's Disease |
| title_short | Wrist Drop as a Manifestation of Behçet's Disease |
| title_sort | wrist drop as a manifestation of behcet s disease |
| topic | Behcet disease, mononeuritis |
| url | http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/512 |
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