Jackson C E, Barohn R J
Department of Medicine/Neurology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78284-7883, USA.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1998 Jun;64(6):785-7. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.64.6.785.
Diabetic neuropathic cachexia is an uncommon peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus and characterised by profound weight loss and painful dysaesthesias over the limbs and trunk. The pathophysiological basis of this disorder remains unknown and there have been no published cases of recurrent episodes. A hispanic man who experienced two episodes of diabetic neuropathic cachexia over a seven year period is described.
糖尿病性神经病变性恶病质是一种与糖尿病相关的罕见周围神经病变，其特征为体重显著减轻以及四肢和躯干出现疼痛性感觉异常。这种疾病的病理生理基础尚不清楚，且尚无复发病例的报道。本文描述了一名西班牙裔男性，他在7年时间里经历了两次糖尿病性神经病变性恶病质发作。
