[Sensory neuropathy and autoimmune diseases]

If a sensory neuropathy appear from an autoimmune disease, it was important to precise the type with clinical and electrophysiological characteristic features (distal symmetric polyneuropathy, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Sensory mononeuritis multiplex, sensory neuronopathy, small-fiber neuropathy). The type of neuropathy have an influence on the complementary explorations. It was very important to determine the mechanism between the neuropathy and the autoimmune disease for the treatment. We present a young patient with systemic lupus erythemathosus and sensory neuropathy. This case illustrates this diagnosis strategy.