Cervical epidural neurosarcoidosis: A case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Neurosarcoidosis is a rare disease. In the spine, it commonly presents as an intramedullary lesion. Epidural spinal lesions are extremely rare. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 29-year-old patient presented with a 22-month history of progressive neck, upper limb pain, and myelopathy. The cervical MRI...

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Autores principales: Khairy, Sami, Alharbi, N. A., Alaglan, Abeer, Sufiani, Fahd Al, Alkhani, Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7294160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32547820
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_174_2020
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Neurosarcoidosis is a rare disease. In the spine, it commonly presents as an intramedullary lesion. Epidural spinal lesions are extremely rare. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 29-year-old patient presented with a 22-month history of progressive neck, upper limb pain, and myelopathy. The cervical MRI showed a large epidural mass infiltrating the paraspinal soft tissue. After an open biopsy, the diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis was established and was followed-up by appropriate medical management. CONCLUSION: To manage cervical epidural neurosarcoidosis, first, you must obtain a tissue diagnosis and then follow with appropriate medical management.

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