An uncommon case of neurosarcoidosis presenting as trigeminal neuralgia
Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory condition causing increased immune system activity and manifesting as noncaseating granulomatous disease with the ability to affect multiple organ systems. Neurosarcoidosis is an uncommon presentation, with just 5–10% of patients with sarcoidosis experiencing i...
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| description | Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory condition causing increased immune system activity and manifesting as noncaseating granulomatous disease with the ability to affect multiple organ systems. Neurosarcoidosis is an uncommon presentation, with just 5–10% of patients with sarcoidosis experiencing intracranial disease. The diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis can be difficult, especially given the overlap of imaging findings with more common intracranial lesions. This case presents trigeminal neuralgia as the initial symptom of neurosarcoidosis and emphasizes the importance of a high clinical index of suspicion for neurosarcoidosis in patients with otherwise unexplained neurological symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa237a6a2b44418fb6d7591b33e8a8b52023-01-02T09:51:37ZengGreater Baltimore Medical CenterJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives2000-96662021-03-0111222422710.1080/20009666.2020.18693811869381An uncommon case of neurosarcoidosis presenting as trigeminal neuralgiaLydia Slater0Andrew Slater1John Braca2Brian Le3Ryan Zimmerman4Reading HospitalPenn State Health Saint JosephReading HospitalReading HospitalReading HospitalSarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory condition causing increased immune system activity and manifesting as noncaseating granulomatous disease with the ability to affect multiple organ systems. Neurosarcoidosis is an uncommon presentation, with just 5–10% of patients with sarcoidosis experiencing intracranial disease. The diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis can be difficult, especially given the overlap of imaging findings with more common intracranial lesions. This case presents trigeminal neuralgia as the initial symptom of neurosarcoidosis and emphasizes the importance of a high clinical index of suspicion for neurosarcoidosis in patients with otherwise unexplained neurological symptoms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1869381neurosarcoidosissarcoidosistrigeminal neuralgiatrigeminal schwannoma |
| spellingShingle | Lydia Slater Andrew Slater John Braca Brian Le Ryan Zimmerman An uncommon case of neurosarcoidosis presenting as trigeminal neuralgia Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives neurosarcoidosis sarcoidosis trigeminal neuralgia trigeminal schwannoma |
| title | An uncommon case of neurosarcoidosis presenting as trigeminal neuralgia |
| title_full | An uncommon case of neurosarcoidosis presenting as trigeminal neuralgia |
| title_fullStr | An uncommon case of neurosarcoidosis presenting as trigeminal neuralgia |
| title_full_unstemmed | An uncommon case of neurosarcoidosis presenting as trigeminal neuralgia |
| title_short | An uncommon case of neurosarcoidosis presenting as trigeminal neuralgia |
| title_sort | uncommon case of neurosarcoidosis presenting as trigeminal neuralgia |
| topic | neurosarcoidosis sarcoidosis trigeminal neuralgia trigeminal schwannoma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1869381 |
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