Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 4 years ago
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Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
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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

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Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 4 years ago
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