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What are the factors that make it more likely to get inflammation of a nerve?
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Alcohol: Neuropathy is usually associated with nutritional issues, e.g., vitamin deficiencies often a part of chronic alcoholism, poisoning with lead or arsenic. Trauma, some cancers, toxins like diphtheria, and autoimmune disorders can cause neuropathy or neuritis.
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