Neuritis
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- Further information: Neuropathy and Neuralgia
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| ICD-10 | M79.2 |
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| ICD-9 | 729.2 |
| MeSH | D009443 |
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Overview
Neuritis is the general inflammation of the peripheral nervous system.
Symptoms
Symptoms depend on the nerves involved, but may include pain, paresthesia paresis, hypoesthesia (numbness), anesthesia, paralysis, wasting, and disappearance of the reflexes.
Causes
See also underlying causes of neuropathy.
- Underlying conditions causing localized neuritis (affecting a single nerve):
- Diphtheria
- Localized injury
- Diabetes
- Underlying conditions causing polyneuritis (affecting multiple nerves):
Types of Neuritis
- Polyneuritis or Multiple neuritis
- Brachial neuritis
- Optic neuritis
- Peripheral neuritis, also known as Peripheral neuropathy
- Vestibular neuritis
- Cranial neuritis, often representing as Bell's Palsy
- Arsenic neuritis
See also
Sources
- Neuritis, W.B. Saunders Company; 30th B/Cdr edition (May, 2003)
- Arsenic Poisoning - NERVOUS DISTURBANCES
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de:NeuritisAcknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
