We report a patient who presented with leg weakness and cervical lymphadenopathy. Thoracical magnetic resonance imaging showed an inhomogenously increased signal in the thickened portion of the cord. Multilevel laminectomy and spinal cord biopsy revealed granulomatous infiltrations with necrosis. Review of the histopathological finding established the diagnosis of necrotising sarcoid granulomatosis (NSG) of the spinal [...]

Authors: Kato Y, Koga M, Taguchi T A 17-year-old male soccer player presented with numbness in the upper- and lower-left extremities of 6 months’ duration. He had no apparent history of trauma but experienced neck pain during heading of the ball 5 years prior. A high-signal intensity area was seen on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging [...]

Authors: T Terada, K Shigeno, M Hori & T Hata (Source: Spinal Cord) MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed – updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources. Source: MedWorm: Sarcoidosis