MRI of intramedullary sarcoidosis: follow-up of a case.
Intramedullary lesions are infrequently the first manifestation of sarcoidosis. We present clinical and radiological follow-up of spinal cord sarcoidosis in a 68-year-old woman, mimicking an intramedullary tumour. MRI revealed an unusual area of low signal intensity on T2-weighted spin-echo images at the core of the lesion, consistent with calcification. Clinical and MRI follow-up showed progressive resolution of the intraspinal lesion, except for the calcification, with oral steroid therapy.
Waubant
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Service de Neurologie B, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France.
Manelfe
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Bonafé
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Berry
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Clanet
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*