The Association between Autoantibodies and Peripheral Neuropathy in Lupus Nephritis

Table 2

Symptoms of neuropathy among SLE-LN patients with peripheral neuropathy and without diabetes.

Symptoms of neuropathy; (𝑛=15)	Autonomic neuropathy; (𝑛=4)^δ	Mixed sensory-motor polyneuropathy; (𝑛=11)^γ	Sensory polyneuropathy; (𝑛=2)^†
Burning sensation (𝑛=3)	0	2	1
Sharp and electric pain (𝑛=2)	0	2	0
Extreme sensitivity to touch (𝑛=2)	1	1	0
Numbness on four extremities (𝑛=8)	1	6	1
Muscle weakness or paralysis (𝑛=6)	1	5	0
Bladder symptoms (𝑛=1)	0	1	0
Functional GI problems (𝑛=8)	2	5	1

GI: gastrointestinal.
Note: functional GI problems include gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and idiopathic chronic constipation.
^δTwo patients had the symptoms of numbness and functional GI problems.
^γOne patient had overlapping bladder problem and numbness, three patients had overlapping functional GI problems and numbness, one patient had overlapping burning pain and electric-like pain, one patient had overlapping numbness and extreme sensitivity to touch, one patient had overlapping burning pain and numbness, one patient had overlapping electric-like pain and numbness, and one patient had overlapping functional GI with muscle weakness.
^†One patient had combination symptoms of numbness and functional GI problems.