Is nerve biopsy useful in diagnosis of CIDP?

oleh: Ioana Mindruta, Ana Cobzaru, Amalia Ene, Ovidiu Bajenaru, Emilia Manole, Bogdan O. Popescu

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2011-03-01

Deskripsi

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculopathy is mainly based on clinical and electrophysiological criteria. If electrophysiological findings remain questionable for the diagnosis of CIDP and/or clinical presentation is atypical, nerve biopsy may assist the diagnosis. We present a case in which the nerve biopsy was helpful in diagnosis of CIDP and revealed the peculiar presence of tomacula.