Spinal cord granulomatous vasculitis: An unusual clinical presentation of sarcoidosis

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作者：

Diri, E

Espinoza, CG

Espinoza, LR

机构：

[1] Louisiana State Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Med, Rheumatol Sect, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA

[2] Louisiana State Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Pathol, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY | 1999年 / 26卷 / 06期

关键词：

sarcoidosis; granulomatous vasculitis; spinal cord involvement; methotrexate;

D O I：

暂无

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

A 52-year-old Caucasian man presented with isolated manifestations of myelopathy. Cervical magnetic resonance imaging showed a focus of increased signal intensity at the posterolateral left half of C5 and C6. Biopsy of spinal cord revealed the presence of active vasculitis associated with non-caseating granulomas. The patient responded to the combination of methotrexate (MTX) and corticosteroid treatment. Low-dose MTX was an effective, steroid-sparing regimen. This is a rare condition of isolated spinal cord involvement associated with sarcoid vasculitis.

引用

页码：1408 / 1410

页数：3

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