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A case of Behcet's disease with peripheral nervous system involvement is described. A 58-year-old female with a 16-year history of Behcet's disease was admitted to our hospital because of numbness in multiple areas in both the upper and lower extremities. A biopsy of the sural nerve revealed degeneration of the axons and a capillary lesion. This finding was compatible with mononeuritis multiplex. This case of Behcet's disease with biopsy-proved mononeuritis multiplex is a very rare one.
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Takeuchi, A., Kodama, M., Takatsu, M. et al. Mononeuritis multiplex in incomplete Behcet's disease: A case report and the review of the literature. Clin Rheumatol 8, 375–380 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02030351
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