Tubular inclusions in macrophages in the brain of a patient with acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (Weston-Hurst syndrome)

A case history, biopsy findings, and autopsy findings of an unusually long-lasting case of acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis in a young woman are presented. Diagnosis by stereotactic biopsy of brain lesions seen on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans had been attempted previou...

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Published inUltrastructural pathology Vol. 18; no. 1-2; p. 19
Main Authors Gillies, C G, Grunnet, M, Hamilton, C W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.01.1994
Subjects
Acute Disease
Adult
Biopsy
Brain - ultrastructure
Cerebral Hemorrhage - pathology
Encephalitis - pathology
Female
Humans
Inclusion Bodies - ultrastructure
Macrophages - ultrastructure
Syndrome
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Summary:A case history, biopsy findings, and autopsy findings of an unusually long-lasting case of acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis in a young woman are presented. Diagnosis by stereotactic biopsy of brain lesions seen on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans had been attempted previously. On histologic examination the biopsy showed sheets of macrophages, which were found to contain unusual tubular inclusions on electron microscopy. The nature of these inclusions is discussed.
ISSN:0191-3123
DOI:10.3109/01913129409016269