SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY AND VASCULITIS

Vasculitis-associated neuropathy usually presents as multiple mononeur opathies or sensorimotor polyneuropathies that affect large nerve fibe rs; painful small fiber sensory neuropathy has not previously been des cribed in association with vasculitis. This report describes 2 patient s with small fiber neuropathy in whom vasculitis was found to be prese nt. Patients with small fiber neuropathy for which no other cause has been identified should be evaluated for the presence of vasculitis.