Sakie Namba, Hajime Yokota, Hiroki Mukai, Jun Hashiba, Naoki Kogayo, Tatsushi Nakao, Atsuhiko Sugiyama, Etsuko Ogaya, Yuya Aotsuka, Satoshi Kuwabara, Takashi Uno
We report the case of a woman in her 40s who presented with sensory disturbances in all 4 limbs and left facial palsy. MRI revealed asymmetric enlargement of the dorsal root ganglia, which was enhanced by gadolinium-a chest CT scan identified enlarged supraclavicular, mediastinal, and hilar lymph nodes. A biopsy of a hilar lymph node showed noncaseating epithelioid granulomas, confirming a sarcoidosis diagnosis. Prednisolone treatment led to symptomatic improvements. In sarcoidosis of the peripheral nervous system, there might be observable enlargement of the dorsal root ganglion alongside enhanced gadolinium contrast...
May 2024: Radiology Case Reports