Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy in chronic graft-versus-host disease following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: case report

The chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is an unusual but important complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) rarely reported to date. We describe a 17-year-old woman with a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia due to Fanconi's anemia who was submitted to allogeneic HSCT and developed CIDP as part of graft-versus-host disease. Investigation showed high cerebrospinal fluid protein; electrophysiological studies revealed sensory-motor demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; muscle and nerve biopsy were compatible with CIDP.

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Main Authors:	Lorenzoni,Paulo José, Scola,Rosana Herminia, Carsten,Ana Lucila Moreira, Trentin,Ana Paula, Teive,Hélio A.G., Pasquini,Ricardo, Werneck,Lineu C.
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2007
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000400031
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