Clinical Study
Myanmarese Neuropathy: Clinical Description of Acute Peripheral Neuropathy Detected among Myanmarese Refugees in Malaysia
Table 3
Characteristics clinical features of Myanmarese patients.
| | Symptoms | Number of patients
(%) | Chin () | Rohingya () | Rakhine Muslim () |
| | Lower limb swelling | 9/24 (37.5%) | 3 | 5 | 1 | | Fever | 8/24 (33.3%) | 1 | 5 | 2 | | Vomiting | 7/24 (29.1%) | 3 | 4 | 0 | | Abdominal pain | 5/24 (20.8%) | 2 | 2 | 1 | | Paresthesia | 4/24 (16.7%) | 0 | 3 | 1 | | Shortness of breath | 3/24 (12.5%) | 1 | 2 | 0 | | Sore throat | 3/24 (12.5%) | 2 | 1 | 0 | | Chest pain | 1/24 (4.2%) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | Clinical features |
| | Weakness distribution | | (i) LL > UL | 12/24 (50%) | 5 | 6 | 1 | | (ii) LL = UL | 9/24 (37.5%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | | (iii) LL only | 3/24 (12.5%) | 2 | 0 | 1 | | Motor-sensory | 20/24 (83.3%) | 11 | 8 | 1 | | Pure motor | 4/24 (16.7%) | 2 | 1 | 1 | | Confusion | 3/24 (12.5%) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | Cranial nerves | | (i) Facial weakness | 9/24 (37.5%) | 2 | 7 | 0 | | (ii) Bulbar weakness | 5/24 (20.8%) | 1 | 4 | 0 | | (iii) Extraocular weakness | 1/24 (4.2%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Nystagmus | 2/24 (8.3%) | 0 | 2 | 0 | | Urinary retention | 4/24 (16.7%) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | Medical conditions |
| | (i) Malaria | 1/24 (4.2%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | | (ii) Salmonella Typhi | 1/24 (4.2%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | | (iii) Pregnancy | 1/24 (4.2%) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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UL: upper limbs; LL: lower limbs.
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