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What can cause a nerve to swell?

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Multiple: Some genetic neuropathies can show seeming nerve enlargement, (not real swelling), a nerve compression such as at the elbow or associated with a ruptured disc, can cause local inflammation with secondary swelling. Neurofibromatosis can result in neuroma growths which enlarge the nerve.

Answered 10/18/2016

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