ISOLATED MENINGEAL VASCULOPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH CLOSTRIDIUM-SEPTICUM INFECTION

Authors
CROWLEY RS LEMBKE A HOROUPIAN DS
Citation
Rs. Crowley et al., ISOLATED MENINGEAL VASCULOPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH CLOSTRIDIUM-SEPTICUM INFECTION, Neurology, 48(1), 1997, pp. 265-267
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283878
Volume
48
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
265 - 267
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(1997)48:1<265:IMVAWC>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A 28-year-old patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and neutropeni a developed necrotizing enterocolitis and Clostridium septicum bactere mia, followed by rhabdomyolysis, skin rash, and acute neurologic chang es. Numerous cortical leptomeningeal enhancements were present on head MRI. Meningeal and brain biopsy showed segmental, full-thickness lysi s of smooth muscle cells of medium-sized meningeal vessels with overal l preservation of the structure of the vessel wall.