Bottom line: Hansen’s disease (leprosy), HIV/AIDS, lyme disease, tetanus, syphillis and diphtheria. Herpes simplex virus is associated with a postherpetic neuralgia.
Azhary H, et al. Peripheral Neuropathy: Differential Diagnosis and Management. Am Fam Phys. 2010 Apr 1;81(7):887-892.
See Table 1 for a differential diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy.
Located through DynaMed’s Peripheral neuropathy summary.
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