Misdiagnosis of Hidden Causes of Neuropathy

Underlying conditions list:

The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Neuropathy includes:

• Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
• Diabetes
• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome - a genetic syndrome causing peripheral neuropathy
• Porphyria - neuropathy
• Polyarteritis nodosa - neuropathy
• Refsum disease with increased pipecolic acidemia - chronic polyneuropathy
• Plant poisoning - Cyanogenic glycoside - neuropathy
• Acute intermittent porphyria - neuropathy
• Sialidosis type I - neuropathy
• Herbal Agent overdose - Germanium - neuropathy
• Cerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive - neuropathy
• Metabolic disorders - neuropathy
• Cobalt poisoning - neuropathy
• Vasculitis - Neuropathy
• Variegate porphyria - Neuropathy
• Tangier disease - neuropathy
• Severe infantile axonal neuropathy - neuropathy
• Refsum Disease - chronic polyneuropathy
• Porphyria, Ala-D - neuropathy
• Sialidosis type 1 and 3 - neuropathy
• Mucolipidosis type 1 - neuropathy
• Complex 5 mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency - neuropathy
• Colchicine toxicity - neuropathy
• Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome - Neuropathy
• Chemical poisoning - Dinitrophenol - neuropathy
• Genetic diseases: Friedreich's ataxia, Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome
• Metabolic/Endocrine: diabetes mellitus, Chronic renal failure, porphyria, amyloidosis, liver failure, hypothyroidism
• Toxic causes: alcoholism, drugs (vincristine, phenytoin, isoniazid), organic metals, heavy metals, excess intake of Vitamin B6 Fluoroquinolone toxicity: Irreversible neuropathy is a serious adverse reaction of Fluoroquinolone drugs
• Inflammatory diseases: Guillain-Barré syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosis, leprosy, Sjögren's syndrome
• Vitamin deficiency states: vitamin B12, vitamin A, vitamin E, thiamin(vitaminB1)
• Physical trauma: compression, pinching, cutting, projectile injuries (i.e. gunshot wound),stroke

Neuropathy as a complication:

Other conditions that might have Neuropathy as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Neuropathy as a complication includes:

• Diabetes
• Polyarteritis nodosa
• Porphyria
• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes

Neuropathy Causes: Book Excerpts

• Differential Overview - Peripheral Neuropathy

Neuropathy as a symptom:

Conditions listing Neuropathy as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions.

For a more detailed analysis of Neuropathy as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Neuropathy.

• Acute intermittent porphyria
• Cerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive
• Chemical poisoning - Dinitrophenol
• Cobalt poisoning
• Colchicine toxicity
• Complex 5 mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency
• Herbal Agent overdose - Germanium
• Metabolic disorders
• Mucolipidosis type 1
• Plant poisoning - Amygdalin
• Plant poisoning - Cyanogenic glycoside
• Porphyria, Ala-D
• Severe infantile axonal neuropathy
• Sialidosis type 1 and 3
• Sialidosis type I
• Tangier disease
• Variegate porphyria
• Vasculitis
• Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

Discussion of underlying conditions of Neuropathy:

About 60 to 70 percent of people with diabetes have mild to severe forms of nervous system damage (which often includes impaired sensation or pain in the feet or hands, slowed digestion of food in the stomach, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other nerve problems). (Source: excerpt from Diabetes Statistics in the United States: NIDDK)

About underlying conditions:

With a diagnosis of Neuropathy, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Neuropathy. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Neuropathy. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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