Multiple Intramedullary Spinal Sarcoidosis: Case Report

• Published in: Surgical neurology Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 522 - 526
• Main Authors: Chitoku, Shiro, Kawai, Shozo, Watabe, Yasuharu, Nishitani, Masaya, Fujimoto, Kenta, Otsuka, Hiroyuki, Fushimi, Hiroaki, Kotoh, Kiyoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.1997
• Subjects: corticosteroid therapy; Humans; intramedullary lesion; Male; Middle Aged; Sarcoidosis; spinal cord sarcoidosis; Spinal Diseases; Sarcoidosis; corticosteroid therapy; intramedullary lesion; spinal cord sarcoidosis

Background According to past reported cases, spinal intramedullary sarcoidosis has the radiologic characteristics of a single enhanced lesion with cord swelling. However, it is difficult to make a diagnosis using only radiologic examinations. Including our case, 20 cases have been reported of intram...