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Bilateral Neuralgic Amyotrophy Induced by Interferon Treatment
Pieter L. J. A. Bernsen, MD;
Rudi E. Wong Chung, MD;
Hendrik M. Vingerhoets, MD;
Jos Th. P. Janssen, MD, PhD
Arch Neurol. 1988;45(4):449-451.
Abstract
• Neurologic side effects of interferon therapy usually consist of diffuse involvement of the central and peripheral nervous systems. We describe a patient with hairy cell leukemia who developed bilateral neuralgic amyotrophy, sacral radicular irritation, and worsening of a preexistent polyneuropathy during treatment with recombinant interferon. A sample of the patient's cerebrospinal fluid showed an increased protein content and oligoclonal banding. Several weeks after discontinuation of interferon therapy, Mees-Beau lines became evident on the patient's fingernails. The findings in this patient, as well as those recently reported by others, show that focal neurologic disturbances may be induced by interferon therapy. The clinical picture of neuralgic amyotrophy is briefly reviewed.
Author Affiliations
From the Institute of Neurology (Drs Bernsen and Wong Chung), the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Institute of Neurology (Dr Vingerhoets), and the Department of Haematology (Dr Janssen), St Radboud University Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Sept 18, 1987.
Reprint requests to Institute of Neurology, St Radboud University Hospital, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands (Dr Bernsen).
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