What are the Causes of Peripheral Neuropathy?
There are various reasons why peripheral neuropathy can occur, such as: • Diabetes Mellitus • Deficiency of folate and vitamin B12 • Shingles or Postherpetic Neuralgia • Kidney failure, syphilis, and AIDs, either due to the disease itself or because of the treatment • Autoimmune disorders like Guillain-Barre syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus • Due to being exposed to toxins like organophosphate pesticides, mercury, arsenic, lead, gold compounds, and heavy metals • Drugs to treat cancer like vincristine, as well as other medications like certain antibiotics, such as isoniazid and metronidazole • Disorders that are genetically inherited like Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease or amyloid polyneuropathy • Alcohol consumption Although peripheral neuropathy is caused most often due to postherpetic neuralgia or diabetes, often there seems to be no cause for it to be triggered off. In such cases, it is known as idiopathic peripheral neuropathy. In some cases, entrapments of the peripheral ner
