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ea0073aep320 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2021

Bruns–garland syndrome as the first presentation of type 2 diabetes – a report of two cases from Sri Lanka

Wijewickrama Piyumi , Ambawatte Sathyajith , Gunarathne Kamal , Somasundaram Noel P

IntroductionDiabetes mellitus (DM) is a global health issue. Sri Lanka has the second highest diabetes prevalence at 20–79 years in South-East-Asia (1). Diabetic-radiculoplexus-neuropathy is a rare entity causing significant disability, also known as diabetic amyotrophy and Bruns-Garland syndrome, occurring due to immune mediated microvasculitis (2). Although Diabetic-lumbo-sacral-radiculoplexes-neuropathy (DLRPN) is well described, Diabetic-cervica...