Zheng Amy X, Chiu Ryan G, Secola Sharon A, Payne Russell
Internal Medicine, Methodist Health System, Dallas, USA.
Neurosurgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Nov 7;16(11):e73241. doi: 10.7759/cureus.73241. eCollection 2024 Nov.
Neurosarcoidosis, particularly in the absence of extra-neurologic systemic manifestations of sarcoidosis, is a challenging diagnosis that has a wide array of presentations. Most often presenting with cranial neuropathies, basilar meningitis or pituitary/hypothalamic dysfunction, isolated involvement of the spinal cord without cranial manifestations is exceptionally rare, often involving intramedullary lesions. Here, we present the unique case of a 64-year-old female with atypical neurosarcoidosis presenting with myelopathy from extra-dural nodules without other neurologic or systemic symptoms. Pathology results from the extra-dural nodules were consistent with a neurosarcoidosis diagnosis. This is the first case report in the literature to our knowledge of atypical neurosarcoidosis presenting as isolated intradural extramedullary nodules without cranial or systemic manifestations of sarcoid disease.
神经结节病,尤其是在没有结节病的神经系统外全身表现的情况下,是一种具有挑战性的诊断,其表现形式多种多样。最常见的表现为颅神经病变、基底脑膜炎或垂体/下丘脑功能障碍,脊髓单独受累而无颅脑表现极为罕见,通常累及髓内病变。在此,我们报告一例独特的病例,一名64岁女性患有非典型神经结节病,表现为硬膜外结节引起的脊髓病,无其他神经或全身症状。硬膜外结节的病理结果与神经结节病的诊断一致。据我们所知,这是文献中首例关于非典型神经结节病表现为孤立的硬膜内髓外结节而无结节病的颅脑或全身表现的病例报告。