J Korean Neurol Assoc.  1990 Dec;8(2):338-343.

Two Cases of Diabetic Thoracic Radiculopathy

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurology, Pusan National University, Korea.
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.

Abstract

Diabetic thoracic radiculopathy is not uncommon, but unfamiliar disease entity complicated by long standing diabetes mellitus. It is characterized by typical distressing sensory disturbances and lancinating pains on abdomen and flanks along the thoracic dermatomes in long-standing diabetic patients, which subsides spontaneously. Diagnosis is made by clinical findings and electrodiagnostic technics and other conditions that can affect thoracic spinal root level should be rulled out. With reviewing some literatures, we present two cases which showed the characteristic features of this disorder.


MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Diabetes Mellitus
Diagnosis
Humans
Radiculopathy*
Spinal Nerve Roots
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