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mononeuritis multiplex

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mononeuritis /mono·neu·ri·tis/ (-ndbobr-ri´tis) inflammation of a single nerve.
mononeuritis mul´tiplex  see under mononeuropathy.

mononeuritis mul·ti·plex (mlt-plks)
n.
Inflammation of several separate nerves in unrelated portions of the body.

mononeuritis multiplex.
mononeuritis [mon″o-noo͡-ri´tis]
inflammation of a single nerve.
mononeuritis mul´tiplex simultaneous inflammation of several nerves remote from one another.

mononeuritis
inflammation of a single nerve.

mononeuritis multiplex
simultaneous inflammation of several nerves remote from one another.


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If the above is normal, then an "electromyography" test may help diagnose the problem, whether it is chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), Guillain-Barre-like syndrome (sometimes associated with the use of d drugs), and/or mononeuritis multiplex (see the following question).
The 1990 American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for CSS are as follows: 1) asthma; 2) eosinophilia of more than 10%; 3) mononeuropathy, including mononeuritis multiplex or polyneuropathy; 4) paranasal sinus abnormality; 5) nonfixed pulmonary infiltrates; and 6) extravascular eosinophils evidenced on biopsy.
 
 
 
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