The Case of a Vanishing Mass!!

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Identifier walsh_2009_s2_c5
Title The Case of a Vanishing Mass!!
Creator Sachin Kedar; Jonathan Fratkin; Ching Chen; James Corbett
Affiliation University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Subject Behcet Syndrome; Gliosis; Vasculitis; Uveitis; Stomatitis, Aphthous; Vaginal Diseases; Paresis; Aphasia
History A 42-year old female with right hemiplegia and aphasia. Previous history significant for hypertension, diabetes and aphthous and vaginal ulcers.
Pathology Perivascular inflammation scattered T-cell and macrophages with gliosis.
Disease/Diagnosis Neuro-Behcet disease
Clinical Optic disc pallor; Chorioretinal scars
Presenting Symptom Acute right hemiplegia; Aphasia
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment Anti-bacterial agents; Antiviral agents; Steroids
Date 2009-02
References 1. Zouboulis, Epidemiology of Adamantiades-Behget's disease. Ann Med Interne (Paris).;1 50(6), 488,1999 2. Criteria for diagnosis of Behget's disease. International Study Group for Behget's Disease. Lancet.;335(8697), 1078, 1990. 3. Akman-Demir, Bahar, Coban, Tasci, Serdaroglu. Cranial MRI in Behget's disease: 1 34 examinations of 98 patients. Neuroradiology, 45(1 2), 851, 2003.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 41st Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2009
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2002. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60v8gm1
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