Sarcoidosis presenting as "corset-like" myelopathy: A description of six cases and literature review

Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 270-275

  Lidar, Merav ^a   Dori, Amir ^b   Levy, Yair ^c   Lidar, Zvi ^d   Chapman, Joab ^b   Langevitz, Pnina ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SMC   (Israel)

^c MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Corset; Myelopathy; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; GADOLINIUM; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; QUADRIPLEGIA; SARCOIDOSIS; SPINAL CORD BIOPSY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOIDOSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 77953326791     PISSN: 10800549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12016-009-8156-8     Document Type: Article

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