sarcoidosis/headache

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder. Neurological manifestations as a presenting symptom are relatively rare. A 26-year-old male presented with a five-week history of headache suggestive of raised intracranial pressure. He subsequently developed transient episodes of mild right-sided

BACKGROUND Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous, multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown cause, which presents with a wide variety of symptoms. We describe a rare case of a newly diagnosed sarcoidosis, with cluster-like headache as a presenting symptom. METHODS A 31-year-old man presented with cluster

A 40-year-old man had a 6-week history of severe frontal headaches and dry cough. Chest x-ray showed hilar adenopathy with bilateral parenchymal infiltrates. A diagnosis of atypical pneumonia was made. Four weeks later he was admitted with persistent headache. Infectious screen was negative. Brain

A 28 year-old man complaining of intermittent headaches for a month following an episode of general convulsions was admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery of our hospital. His brain CT scan showed a well-enhanced mass growing symmetrically along the anterior cerebral falx in a manner compatible

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that has a wide variety of clinical manifestation. Lung involvement may slowly undergo pulmonary fibrosis. Chronic sarcoid arthritis is a rare, usually non destructive arthropathy; may be a mono, oligo or polyarthritis. Knees,

A 20-year-old man visited our hospital complaining of headache and a dry cough. Chest X-ray and chest CT showed bilateral hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy, multiple cavitations with thin, smooth walls, and diffuse granular shadows. A transbronchial biopsy specimen revealed sarcoid granuloma.

A 28-year old male was admitted to Musashino Red Cross Hospital on June 21, 1975, because of symptoms of increased intracranial pressure and cerebellar dysfunction. Thirteen months prior to admission he had a mild fever, tremor of right arm, headache, nausea and unsteady gait, but made a gradual

A 29-year-old man diagnosed as having pulmonary sarcoidosis in 2008, and hypothyroidism secondary to thyroidectomy for Basedow's disease was admitted to our hospital with pustular psoriasis in November 2010. He experienced high fever (38°C) and headache in late October 2010. Gadolinium-enhanced

BACKGROUND Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology, characterized by "noncaseating granulomas" in different organs. Clinical signs are variable and dependent on the organ involved. Although it is often asymptomatic in athletes, considering the high level of athletic

BACKGROUND Neurosarcoidosis occurs in the central or peripheral nervous system and is usually associated with other sarcoidosis organ involvement. However, when sarcoidosis develops exclusively in the nervous system, its diagnosis is problematic. METHODS Retrospective analysis of patients who were

BACKGROUND Spinal sarcoidosis represents a rare subgroup of neurosarcoidosis. Most spinal sarcoid lesions are intramedullary, and only eight cases of intradural, extramedullary sarcoid lesions have been reported hitherto. We describe the complete entity of intradural, extramedullary spinal

METHODS Female, 43 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: - METHODS Diarrhea • generalized weakness • headache • lightheadedness • nausea • rash • short of breath • vomiting METHODS - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Pulmonology. OBJECTIVE Rare diseae. BACKGROUND IFN-alpha-2b in combination with ribavirin is now the