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To the Editor: In his otherwise superb discussion of Case 5-1995 (Feb. 16 issue),¹ Dr. Caplan was inaccurate in stating that ``lymphomatoid granulomatosis does not involve the peripheral nerves.'' In addition to causing intraparenchymal brain masses, this disorder may involve the peripheral nervous system. In the initial report of this condition, 20 percent of patients had evidence of central nervous system disease and 15 percent ``peripheral neuritis,'' and pathological studies revealed lymphocytic infiltration, often atypical, of peripheral and cranial nerves.² In a larger study, 11 of 152 patients (7 percent) had peripheral neuropathy.³ In that study, both central nervous system . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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