Neuro-Behçet's Disease Mimicking Low-Grade Glioma Presenting with Drop Foot

Neurol India. 2021 Sep-Oct;69(5):1427-1429. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.329568.

Abstract

Behçet's disease is a multisystem inflammatory disease that manifests with oral-genital ulcers, skin lesions, arthritis, and ophthalmologic and neurovascular findings. Neurological involvement of Behçet's disease is called neuro-Behçet's disease, and it is a difficult entity to diagnose because of insufficient symptoms. We present a 26-year-old male patient with complaints of headache, dizziness, and drop foot in the right lower extremity. He underwent gross total tumor resection with the preliminary diagnosis of low-grade glioma, according to the preoperative magnetic resonance imaging. Histopathological examination and further investigation revealed an interesting neuro-Behçet's disease case because of the localization and clinical occurrence of the lesion.

Keywords: Behçet's disease; low-grade glioma; neuro-Behçet's disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Behcet Syndrome* / complications
  • Behcet Syndrome* / diagnosis
  • Glioma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Headache
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male