Fulminant intramedullary spinal cord sarcoidosis

Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2017 Nov:18:47-48. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2017.09.010. Epub 2017 Sep 13.

Abstract

Neurosarcoidosis is a rare disease with various clinical phenotypes. Thus, case reports and series broaden the understanding of this entity (Ibitoye et al., 2017). We present a case of isolated intramedullary spinal cord sarcoidosis, an exceedingly rare phenotype, which needs to be distinguished especially from neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). This report exemplifies the need for a systematic approach to diagnosis and management of spinal cord sarcoidosis.

Keywords: Intramedullary; MRI; Neurosarcoidosis; Spinal cord.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Central Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Central Nervous System Diseases / therapy*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disease Management
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Phenotype
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoidosis / therapy*
  • Spinal Cord / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / therapy*

Supplementary concepts

  • Neurosarcoidosis