Whipple's disease confined to the central nervous system

被引:19
作者
DeCoene, B
Gilliard, C
Indekeu, P
Duprez, T
Trigaux, JP
机构
[1] UCL,CLIN UNIV MT GODINNE,DEPT NEUROSURG,B-5530 YVOIR,BELGIUM
[2] CLIN ST JOSEPH,DEPT NEUROL,B-7000 MONS,BELGIUM
[3] UCL,CLIN UNIV ST LUC,DEPT RADIOL,B-1200 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
关键词
Whipple's disease; brain; magnetic resonance imaging;
D O I
10.1007/BF00596579
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
We report a 49-year-old woman with a left parietal lesion, shown on CT and MRI as an isolated ring-enhancing mass. The diagnosis of cerebral Whipple's disease was made by brain biopsy; there were no gastrointestinal symptoms nor periodic-acid Schiff-positive inclusions in the jejunal mucose. This case illustrates atypical Whipple's disease, confined exclusively to the central nervous system.
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页码:325 / 327
页数:3
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