Neurosarcoidosis

Rohana Naqi, Muhammad Azeemuddin

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)293-294
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Volume62
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2012

Keywords

  • Cerebellar lesions
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Neurosarcoidosis

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