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How do you approach evaluation of a patient referred for mononeuritis multiplex and +SSB?

Do you obtain salivary gland biopsy to evaluate for Sjogren's disease?
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Neurology · University of Minnesota
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Step 1: A clinical syndrome of mononeuropathy multiplex always requires an EMG study. Is the primary mechanism of the MnM axonal or demyelinating?

If it is demyelinating, there are only two possible diagnoses: multifocal CIDP (Lewis Sumner syndrome, which can occur in the context of Sjogren's syndro...

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Rheumatology · University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco
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I would look at the history/timeline of the illness and any other lab studies suggesting inflammation and/or immune activation, along with any family history of autoimmunity (or cancer).

Mononeuritis multiplex is primarily a result of small vessel vasculitis resulting in ischemia to nerves and often ...

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