title: MRI of intramedullary sarcoidosis: follow-up of a case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie B, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Waubant
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manelfe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonafé
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clanet
mesh_terms: 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*