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Bilbao JM, Briggs SJ, Gray TA: Filamentous axonopathy in disulfiram neuropathy. Ultrastruct Pathol. 1984;7(4):295-300.
A 52-year-old female developed a sensorimotor polyneuropathy while on treatment with disulfiram. Electron microscopic examination of a sural nerve biopsy disclosed occasional axons distended by intermediate filaments. Identical changes can be induced in animals by carbon disulfide (CS2), a metabolite of disulfiram. Our findings suggest that disulfiram neurotoxicity is mediated by CS2 and is exerted on the distal axon. |
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