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    Neuritis is a general term for inflammation of a nerve or the peripheral nervous system. It can be caused by physical injury, infection like shingles or Lyme disease, chemical injury from chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Symptoms depend on the affected nerves but may include pain, numbness, weakness, and loss of reflexes. Underlying conditions that can cause neuritis include alcoholism, autoimmune diseases, nutritional deficiencies, diabetes, cancer, and hypothyroidism.

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    Neuritis is a general term for inflammation of a nerve or the peripheral nervous system. It can be caused by physical injury, infection like shingles or Lyme disease, chemical injury from chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Symptoms depend on the affected nerves but may include pain, numbness, weakness, and loss of reflexes. Underlying conditions that can cause neuritis include alcoholism, autoimmune diseases, nutritional deficiencies, diabetes, cancer, and hypothyroidism.

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    Neuritis is a general term for inflammation of a nerve or the peripheral nervous system. It can be caused by physical injury, infection like shingles or Lyme disease, chemical injury from chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Symptoms depend on the affected nerves but may include pain, numbness, weakness, and loss of reflexes. Underlying conditions that can cause neuritis include alcoholism, autoimmune diseases, nutritional deficiencies, diabetes, cancer, and hypothyroidism.

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    Neuritis /nrats/ or /njrats/ is a general term for inflammation of a nerve[1] or the

    general inflammation of the peripheral nervous system. Symptoms depend on the nerves
    involved but may include pain, paresthesia (pins-and-
    needles), paresis (weakness), hypoesthesia (numbness), anesthesia, paralysis, wasting, and
    disappearance of the reflexes.

    Causes
    Physical injury
    Infection

    Diphtheria

    Herpes zoster (shingles)

    Leprosy

    Lyme disease

    Chemical injury such as chemotherapy

    Radiation therapy

    Underlying conditions

    Alcoholism

    Autoimmune disease, especially multiple sclerosis and GuillainBarr syndrome

    Beriberi (vitamin B1 deficiency)

    Cancer

    Celiac disease[2]

    Diabetes (Diabetic neuropathy)

    Hypothyroidism

    Porphyria

    Vitamin B12 deficiency

    Vitamin B6 excess[3]

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