MIXED CONNECTIVE-TISSUE DISEASE-ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY

a rare case of mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) with acute polyr adiculoneuropathy is reported, A 23-year-old woman presented with high body temperature, arthralgia and a headache, and developed gait distu rbance two weeks later, She had many clinical features common to patie nts with MCTD. Her neurological manifestations were diagnosed as acute polyradiculoneuropathy based on the clinical picture, combined with s upportive ancillary data, including cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis , electrophysiological evaluation, sural nerve biopsy, peroneus brevis muscle biopsy, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Her neurologic d eficits, as well as associated laboratory findings, were improved by c orticosteroid therapy.