Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in an adolescent with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Dr. Crésio Alves – Rua Plínio Moscoso 222 / 601 40157-190 Salvador BA Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculopathy (CIDP) is an immune-mediated disorder for which specific clinical cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), electrophysiologic and histological criteria have been proposed. CIPD is an uncommon cause of childhood polyneuropathy. Descriptions of children with CIPD are scarce. Therefore, this article intends to report a case about an adolescent with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) with a satisfactory therapeutic response to immunoglobulin and methylprednisolone. This presentation highlights the importance of investigating diabetic patients, including children, with polyneuropathy in an attempt to identify the ones with demyelinating polyneuropathy, because of the likelihood of these patients to benefit from immumodulatory and/or immunossupressive treatment.