Superficial siderosis: a cause of leptomeningeal enhancement on computed tomography.
A case of superficial siderosis of the central nervous system proven by brain biopsy is described. The diagnosis was made antemortem, the first such case reported in the English language literature. Postcontrast material cerebral CT demonstrated widespread meningeal enhancement. The differential diagnosis is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008578:Meninges / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012806:Siderosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed