Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy in chronic graft-versus-host disease following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: case report

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2007 Sep;65(3A):700-4. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000400031.

Abstract

The chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is an unusual but important complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) rarely reported to date. We describe a 17-year-old woman with a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia due to Fanconi's anemia who was submitted to allogeneic HSCT and developed CIDP as part of graft-versus-host disease. Investigation showed high cerebrospinal fluid protein; electrophysiological studies revealed sensory-motor demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; muscle and nerve biopsy were compatible with CIDP.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biopsy
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Graft vs Host Disease / etiology*
  • Graft vs Host Disease / pathology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / surgery
  • Motor Neurons / pathology
  • Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating / etiology*
  • Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating / pathology
  • Spinal Nerves / pathology