Tangier disease

Tangier disease (TD) is a rare lipoprotein metabolism disorder characterized biochemically by an almost complete absence of plasma high-density lipoproteins (HDL), and clinically by liver, spleen, lymph node and tonsil enlargement along with peripheral neuropathy in children and adolescents, and, occasionally, cardiovascular disease in adults.

Sensorimotor neuropathy



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PMID (PMCID)
18335469
MALE Middle Aged
Sporadic bulbospinal muscle atrophy with facial-onset sensory neuropathy.
Isoardo G, Troni W.
Muscle Nerve. 2008;37(5):659-62.
We report a case of idiopathic severe facial-onset sensorimotor neuropathy with no evidence of Kennedy's disease, familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, amyloidosis, Tangier disease, sarcoidosis, chronic basilar meningitis, or Sjogren's syndrome.