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Is it possible to have small fiber neuropathy symptoms in the thighs too? or does it only stay in the feet and lower legs?

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Anywhere in the body: Small nervous tissue fibers exist all over the body. Therefore it is possible, although less common, to have a small fiber neuropathy in the thighs

Answered 11/8/2017

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