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Its diagnosis may still remain challenging as methods specifically assessing small nerve fibers are not always readily available, and standard techniques for large-fiber neuropathies, such as electroneuromyography, yield negative results. Still, skin biopsy for epidermal innervation and quantitative sensory testing allow for diagnosis in the presence of a congruent clinical picture. Objectives: Many different etiologies may underlie small-fiber neuropathy, of which metabolic (diabetes mellitus\/impaired glucose tolerance) and idiopathic remain prevalent. The aim of this narrative review is to provide a general picture of SFN while focusing on the different etiologies described in the literature in order to raise awareness of the variegated set of different causes of SFN and promote adequate diagnostic investigation. Methods: The term \u201cSmall-Fiber Neuropathy\u201d was searched on the PubMed database with its different recognized etiologies: the abstracts of the articles were reviewed and described in the article if relevant for a total of 40 studies. Results: Many different disorders have been associated with SFN, even though often in the form of case reports or small case series. Conclusions: Idiopathic forms of SFN remain the most prevalent in the literature, but association with different disorders (e.g., infectious, autoimmune) should prompt investigation for SFN in the presence of a congruent clinical picture (e.g., pain with neuropathic features).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/brainsci15020158","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,6]],"date-time":"2025-02-06T04:47:31Z","timestamp":1738817251000},"page":"158","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Small-Fiber Neuropathy: An Etiology-Oriented Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7385-2744","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alessandro","family":"Furia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1815-1013","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rocco","family":"Liguori","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy"},{"name":"IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche Di Bologna, UOC Clinica Neurologica, 40139 Bologna, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vincenzo","family":"Donadio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy"},{"name":"IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche Di Bologna, UOC Clinica Neurologica, 40139 Bologna, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Kandel, E.R., Koester, J.D., Mack, S.H., and Siegelbaum, S.A. 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