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01-07-2012 | Poster presentation
Recurrent meningoencephalitis and hyponatremia in childhood neurosarcoidosis
Authors:
Josephine Isgro, Shannon Babineau, Rachelle Gandica, Amy J Starr, Lisa F Imundo, Andrew H Eichenfield
Published in:
Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 1/2012
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Excerpt
Sarcoidosis is a rare multi-system inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, the pathology of which is characterized by the presence of non-caseating granulomas. Neurosarcoidosis can affect any part of the peripheral or central nervous system and occurs in approximately 5-15% of all sarcoidosis patients. In this report, we present a case of isolated neurosarcoidosis in a child manifested as recurrent meningoencephalitis and hyponatremia. …