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A 37-year-old man working as a typesetter in a print shop complains of rapid fatigability, paroxysmal attacks of stomachache, weak drooping hands. Examination of neurological status revealed hypotrophy of the forearm muscles. Carporadial reflexes are sharply weakened. Sensitivity is not disturbed. Gums present with dark blue border. What neurological pathology is it?

Answer options

  1. Brachial plexitis
  2. Lead polyneuropathy
  3. Ulnar neuropathy
  4. Shingles
  5. Guillain-Barre syndrome (postinfectious polyneuritis)
Correct answer

Lead polyneuropathy

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