Intravascular Lymphomatosis Presenting as Demyelinating Disease: A Case Report.
- Author:
Hyun Dong PARK
1
;
Jewon PARK
;
Seung Hyun KIM
;
Juhan KIM
;
Hee Tae KIM
;
Myung Ho KIM
;
Se Jin JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimjuhan@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intravascular lymphomatosis;
Demyelinating disease
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Demyelinating Diseases*;
Diagnosis;
Encephalitis;
Lymphocytes;
Nervous System;
Skin;
Stroke;
Vasculitis
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2004;22(5):535-538
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intravascular lymphomatosis (IL) is known as a rare and fatal disease characterized by massive intravascular proliferations of B or T lymphoid cells and manifests in the nervous system and skin. However diagnosis is usually made at the time of autopsy because of the lack of characteristic clinical or laboratory findings. Therefore, IL may be confused with various forms of neurological diseases including demyelinating disease, encephalitis, vasculitis or stroke. We report a case of post-mortem confirmed IL presenting as demyelinating disease.
