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Old 08-14-2021, 08:38 AM
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Default Peripheral neuropathy--

--is not a cause of disordered immunity, but there are many immune conditions that can have neuropathy as a symptom (such as lupus, Bechet's, rheumatoid arthritis, and a host of others); and there are also a number of systemic conditions (such as many of the blood cancers) that can have symptomatic effects that include neuropathy.

So, in essence, most neuropathies are "secondary" to some other condition--part of the reason it's hard to get medical and fundraising attention specifically to it.

There are, of course, primary neuropathies that are genetic/hereditary in nature.

I suggest, if you'd like to see the scope of the condition and the many causes, taking a look at the Washington University in St. Louis neuromuscular website:

Polyneuropathy Differential Diagnosis
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