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KMID : 0383820070620060549
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2007 Volume.62 No. 6 p.549 ~ p.553
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A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Combined with Neurosarcoidosis
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Park Byung-Hoon
Park Seon-Cheol
Shin Sang-Yun
Jeon Han-Ho
Jung Kyung-Soo
Chung Woo-Young
Byun Min-Kwang
Moon Ji-Ae
Kim Young-Sam
Kim Se-Kyu
Chang Joon
Kim Sung-Kyu
Park Moo-Suk
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Abstract
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Sarcoidosis is a multi-systemic syndrome of an unknown etiology, and it is characterized by the formation of multiple noncaseating granulomas that disrupt the architecture and function of the tissues in which they reside. The most commonly affected organs are lung, skin and lymph nodes. Overt clinical involvement of the nervous system is uncommon and this occurs in about 5% of all patients during the course of their disease. The most common manifestations are granulomatous leptomeningitis, cranial nerve palsy, electrolyte or other endocrinologic abnormalities, but isolated memory impairment is a rare manifestation. This is a case of 59 years-old male with recent memory impairment, and he was previously diagnosed with pulmonary sarcoidosis by transbronchial lung biopsy. The brain MRI imaging revealed the leptomeningeal and parenchymal involvement of sarcoidosis. He was treated with high dose corticosteroid and his memory function was improved to nearly a normal level. We report here on a case of successful treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis combined with neurosarcoidosis with using high dose corticosteroid, and the patient presented with recent memory impairment.
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KEYWORD
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Sarcoidosis, Neurosarcoidsis, Central nervous system
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