| Identifier |
walsh_2005_s3_c4_Mastoid_Mass_BX_20X_April_6_04 |
| Title |
Bright Meninges; Dim Doctors (Mastoid Mass BX 20X) |
| Creator |
Valérie Biousse, MD Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Subject |
Meningitis; Granuloma; Plasma Cell; Sinus Thrombosis; Intracranial; Papilledema |
| History |
A 32-year old male with headache and diplopia. |
| Pathology |
Fibroblastic proliferation with mixed inflammatory cell infiltrates consistent with inflammatory pseudotumor. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Intracranial inflammatory pseudotumor; Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/20-2 OD, 20/30-2 OS; Color plates: 14/14 OU |
| Presenting Symptom |
Headaches; Diplopia |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
Steroids; Immunosupressive agents |
| References |
1. Mahr MA, Salomao DR, Garrity JA. Inflammatory orbital pseudotumor with extension beyond the orbit. Am J Ophthalmol 2004; 138: 396-400. 2. Kupersmith MJ, Martin V, Heller G, Shah A, Mitnick HJ. Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis. Neurology 2004; 62: 686-94. 3. Goyal M, Malik A, Mishra NK, Gaikwad SB. Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis: spectrum of the disease. Neuroradiology 1997; 39: 619-623. 4. Vender JR, Rupkalvis R, Peterson P, Little BW, Gennarelli TA. Extensive subdural mass. J Neuroimaging 2001; 11: 76-80. 5. Hausler M, Schaade L, Ramaekers VT, Doenges M, Heimann G, Sellhaus B. Inflammatory pseudotumors of the central nervous system: report of 3 cases and a literature review. Hum Pathol 2003; 34: 253-62. 6. Brandsma D, Jansen GH, Spliet W, Van Nielen K, Taphoorn MJ. The diagnostic difficulties of meningeal and intracerebral plasma cell granulomas - presentation of three cases. J Neurol 2003; 250: 1302-6. 7. Kodsi SR, Younge BR, Leavitt JA, Campbell RJ, Scheithauer BW. Intracranial plasma cell granuloma presenting as an optic neuropathy. Surv Ophthalmol 1993; 38: 70-74. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Type |
Image |
| Source |
31st Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
| Relation is Part of |
Case 4, Session III, Walsh Session, NANOS 2005; walsh_2005_s3_c4 |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6mc92qj |
| Contributor Primary |
Biousse, Valerie |
| Contributor Secondary |
Kedar, Sachin; Hunter, Stephen; Newman, Nancy J. |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
177427 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mc92qj |
