When Whipple disease (WD) is confined to the CNS, diagnosis may be difficult. We report a case of WD with spinal presentation in an otherwise healthy woman who had a 5-year history of relapsing-remitting cervicothoracic myelopathy. We suggest that the diagnosis of WD should be considered in the presence of an enlarged and enhancing spinal cord even in the absence of any systemic involvement.
An unusual spinal presentation of Whipple disease / Messori, A; DI BELLA, P; Polonara, Gabriele; Logullo, F; Pauri, P; Haghighipour, R; Salvolini, Ugo. - In: AJNR, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY. - ISSN 0195-6108. - STAMPA. - 22:5(2001), pp. 1004-1008.
An unusual spinal presentation of Whipple disease
POLONARA, GABRIELE;SALVOLINI, UGO
2001-01-01
Abstract
When Whipple disease (WD) is confined to the CNS, diagnosis may be difficult. We report a case of WD with spinal presentation in an otherwise healthy woman who had a 5-year history of relapsing-remitting cervicothoracic myelopathy. We suggest that the diagnosis of WD should be considered in the presence of an enlarged and enhancing spinal cord even in the absence of any systemic involvement.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
