Acute haemorrhagic leucoencephalitis with a prolonged clinical course.
Two cases of pathologically proven acute haemorrhagic leucoencephalitis with clinical features resembling a cerebral tumour are reported. One patient with a left fronto-parieto-temporal mass showed progressive neurological deterioration leading to death in 3 months. Another patient with a right parieto-temporal mass had mild neurological symptoms for one and a half months before complete recovery except for a seizure disorder, following steroid and decompressive therapy. The cases show that acute haemorrhagic leucoencephalitis may not always be rapidly fatal, but may run a prolonged clinical course with recovery.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000473:pathology*; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D004684:Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed