Hodgkin's Disease with Associated Granulomatous Angiitis

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Identifier walsh_1977_s3_c4
Title Hodgkin's Disease with Associated Granulomatous Angiitis
Creator David G. Cogan, MD (1908-1993), Former Director of Ophthalmology, National Eye Institute
Subject Vasculitis, Central Nervous System; Hodgkin Disease; Reed-Sternberg Cells; Hemianopsia
History A 38-year old male with an 8-month history history of failing memory, faulty sentence construction, (mixing Arabic, French and English) and more recently headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, episodic hallucinations, confusion and right-sided seizure.
Pathology Mediastinal malignant mass composed of histiocytes and Reed-Sternberg cells.
Disease/Diagnosis Central nervous system vasculitis
Clinical VA: Judged normal; Right hemianopia
Presenting Symptom Failing memory; Headache; Nausea; Vomiting; Dizziness; Confusion
Neuroimaging EMI
Treatment Antineoplastic agents; Corticosteroids; XRT
References Attached
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1977 Walsh Proceedings
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/s6n58q53
Contributor Primary Cogan, David G.
Contributor Secondary Yee, Robert D.
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 178433
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n58q53
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