Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
• Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
• Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics, Antimycobacterials, Amiodarone, Lithium
• Toxins: Heavy metals, EtOH, Chemotherapy
• Infectious: HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis, Lyme disease, Leprosy
• Inflammatory/AI: CIDP, Guillain-Barre, Vasculitis, Sjogren's, Lupus, Sarcoidosis, Amyloidosis
• Malignancy: Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome, myeloma, secondary amyloid), Paraneoplastic
• Hereditary: Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Fabry's disease, Acute intermittent porphyria
Dr. Leah Willis via UNC IM Chiefs @uncimchiefs
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