Neurosarcoidosis

Naqi, R.; Azeemuddin, M.

JPMA. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 62(3): 293-294

2012


ISSN/ISBN: 0030-9982
PMID: 22764471
Document Number: 658913
We report a case of Neurosarcoidosis in absence of pulmonary features. It is estimated that less than 1% of patients have an isolated CNS involvement, without systemic evidence of disease. This case also had an unusual clinical presentation. A 28 years old female, presented with headache for 6 months. Her MRI Brain showed multiple ring enhancing lesions in the left cerebellum and vermis. Patient underwent posterior fossa craniotomy with biopsy of left cerebellar lesion which revealed non-caseating chronic granulomatous inflammation, consistent with sarcoidosis.

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