Neurosarcoidosis: Frozen section rescue for a big mimicker – A case report

Neurosarcoidosis is an uncommon but potentially serious manifestation of sarcoidosis. Diagnosis may be particularly challenging especially when neurosarcoidosis occurs in isolation or is the initial presentation of the systemic disease. The authors take this opportunity to report a case of neurosarc...

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Main Authors: Farhan A. Siddiqui, Jawad Al-Khalaf, Yusef Al-Marzooq, Jaffer Al-Obaid, Abdulhakim Y. M. Almarzooq
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-03-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_638_22
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Jawad Al-Khalaf
Yusef Al-Marzooq
Jaffer Al-Obaid
Abdulhakim Y. M. Almarzooq
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description Neurosarcoidosis is an uncommon but potentially serious manifestation of sarcoidosis. Diagnosis may be particularly challenging especially when neurosarcoidosis occurs in isolation or is the initial presentation of the systemic disease. The authors take this opportunity to report a case of neurosarcoidosis, presenting as the first manifestation of the disease, diagnosed on frozen section, occurring in a 43-year-old male patient with no past history or manifestation of sarcoidosis.
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spelling doaj-art-16e49557f4ff4e44939a4b98df71d0752025-01-22T15:15:06ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49290974-51302023-03-0167121121310.4103/ijpm.ijpm_638_22Neurosarcoidosis: Frozen section rescue for a big mimicker – A case reportFarhan A. SiddiquiJawad Al-KhalafYusef Al-MarzooqJaffer Al-ObaidAbdulhakim Y. M. AlmarzooqNeurosarcoidosis is an uncommon but potentially serious manifestation of sarcoidosis. Diagnosis may be particularly challenging especially when neurosarcoidosis occurs in isolation or is the initial presentation of the systemic disease. The authors take this opportunity to report a case of neurosarcoidosis, presenting as the first manifestation of the disease, diagnosed on frozen section, occurring in a 43-year-old male patient with no past history or manifestation of sarcoidosis.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_638_22frozen sectionneurosarcoidosissarcoidosis
spellingShingle Farhan A. Siddiqui
Jawad Al-Khalaf
Yusef Al-Marzooq
Jaffer Al-Obaid
Abdulhakim Y. M. Almarzooq
Neurosarcoidosis: Frozen section rescue for a big mimicker – A case report
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
frozen section
neurosarcoidosis
sarcoidosis
title Neurosarcoidosis: Frozen section rescue for a big mimicker – A case report
title_full Neurosarcoidosis: Frozen section rescue for a big mimicker – A case report
title_fullStr Neurosarcoidosis: Frozen section rescue for a big mimicker – A case report
title_full_unstemmed Neurosarcoidosis: Frozen section rescue for a big mimicker – A case report
title_short Neurosarcoidosis: Frozen section rescue for a big mimicker – A case report
title_sort neurosarcoidosis frozen section rescue for a big mimicker a case report
topic frozen section
neurosarcoidosis
sarcoidosis
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_638_22
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