Sarcoidosis presenting with acute hydrocephalus in a New Zealand European female

Arjun Chandna; Christopher Todd; David Murphy; Ronald Boet; Roderick Duncan

Sarcoidosis presenting with acute hydrocephalus in a New Zealand European female

N Z Med J. 2015 Jan 30;128(1408):110-3.

Authors

Arjun Chandna¹, Christopher Todd, David Murphy, Ronald Boet, Roderick Duncan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Christchurch Public Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand. arjunchandna@gmail.com.

PMID: 25662384

Abstract

Hydrocephalus as the presenting feature of sarcoidosis is extremely rare. We report the case of a 41-year-old New Zealand European female who presented with acute hydrocephalus as the first manifestation of systemic sarcoidosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Brain / diagnostic imaging
Brain / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus / etiology*
Lymph Nodes / pathology*
Lymphatic Diseases / diagnosis
Lymphatic Diseases / etiology
New Zealand
Optic Disk / pathology*
Radiography
Sarcoidosis / complications
Sarcoidosis / diagnosis*
White People