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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Medknow Publications and Staff Society of Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
ISSN: 0022-3859 EISSN: 0022-3859
Vol. 48, No. 2, 2002, pp. 119-121
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Bioline Code: jp02038
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol. 48, No. 2, 2002, pp. 119-121
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Case Report - Cavernous Sinus Syndrome as the Only Manifestation of Sarcoidosis
Zarei M, Anderson JR, Higgins JN, Manford MR
Abstract
We describe a 63-year-old Afro-Caribbean female who presented with complete ophthalmoplegia of the right eye. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass in the cavernous sinus, which was pathologically confirmed as due to sarcoidosis. No clinical or laboratory evidence of sarcoidosis was found in any other organs. We believe this is the first reported case of an isolated cavernous sinus syndrome due to sarcoidosis and suggest that sarcoidosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cavernous sinus syndromes even in the absence of systemic involvement of sarcoidosis.
Keywords
Sarcoidosis, cavernous sinus, ophthalmoplegia
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