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Leptomeningeal Enhancement due to Neurosarcoidosis Mimicking Malignancy
Joint Authors
Saltijeral, Sahara N.
Grosu, Horiana B.
De La Garza, Henriette
O’Brien, Barbara
Iliescu, Gloria
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-04-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present report describes the case of a 56-year-old African American man experiencing progressive disequilibrium, lower extremity weakness, difficulty walking, and hearing loss.
Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed leptomeningeal enhancement.
Initial differential diagnosis was broad, including malignant, infectious, and inflammatory etiologies.
The cerebrospinal fluid analyses demonstrated lymphocytic pleocytosis, hypoglycorrhachia, and hyperproteinorrachia but no other abnormalities.
An extensive infectious disease workup was negative.
Positron emission tomography revealed hypermetabolic lymph nodes in the right mediastinum and right hilum, correlating with findings on endobronchial ultrasonography.
Subsequently, image-guided fine-needle aspiration of the right upper paratracheal lymph node was performed, and biopsy studies showed noncaseating granulomatous inflammation.
Based on the clinical picture, the diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis was made, and high-dose steroids were started and resulted in significant improvement.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Saltijeral, Sahara N.& Grosu, Horiana B.& De La Garza, Henriette& O’Brien, Barbara& Iliescu, Gloria. 2020. Leptomeningeal Enhancement due to Neurosarcoidosis Mimicking Malignancy. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Saltijeral, Sahara N.…[et al.]. Leptomeningeal Enhancement due to Neurosarcoidosis Mimicking Malignancy. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Saltijeral, Sahara N.& Grosu, Horiana B.& De La Garza, Henriette& O’Brien, Barbara& Iliescu, Gloria. Leptomeningeal Enhancement due to Neurosarcoidosis Mimicking Malignancy. Case Reports in Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148708
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148708