Intramedullary spinal cord involvement: a rare presentation of sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of uncertain etiology, which predominantly affects the lungs, eyes, lymph nodes, and skin. Nervous system involvement (neurosarcoidosis) occurs in approximately 5–10% of patients, but spinal cord involvement is very rare, affecting <1% of patients....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Padooru, Keerthi Reddy, Sen, Mitali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6613003/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31308764
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S212229
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Sumario:Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of uncertain etiology, which predominantly affects the lungs, eyes, lymph nodes, and skin. Nervous system involvement (neurosarcoidosis) occurs in approximately 5–10% of patients, but spinal cord involvement is very rare, affecting <1% of patients. We present a rare case of intramedullary sarcoidosis.

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