Abstract

Pursuing a diagnosis despite a negative nerve biopsy report requires a strong clinical conviction. Paying attention to clinical details and a diligent review of medical records is needed to solve cases in which the diagnosis is not obvious despite numerous tests. We present once such case of an elderly man with chronic diarrhea, weight loss, and peripheral neuropathy and elaborate on a step by step basis on how the clinical thought process evolved after sifting through the reports of scan and tests done during his work up.

Details

Title
An elderly male with tingly legs and a heavy heart: Persisting with the diagnosis!
Author
Kharadi, Mudassar; Harsha, Sreenath; Gopalakrishnan, Gayathri; Karthick, G; Raj, Vimal; Kannan, Subramanian
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Oct-Dec 2016
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
09722327
e-ISSN
19983549
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1844314433
Copyright
Copyright Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd Oct-Dec 2016