SPECTRUM OF SARCOIDOSIS INVOLVING THE EYE AND BRAIN

Citation
R. Ghabrial et al., SPECTRUM OF SARCOIDOSIS INVOLVING THE EYE AND BRAIN, Australian and New Zealand journal of ophthalmology, 25(3), 1997, pp. 221-224
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
ISSN journal
08149763
Volume
25
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
221 - 224
Database
ISI
SICI code
0814-9763(1997)25:3<221:SOSITE>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Purpose: To illustrate the spectrum of sarcoidosis involving the eye a nd brain and the difficulties of confirming its clinical diagnosis Met hods: The presentation of two unusual case reports of patients with oc ular and cerebral involvement with sarcoidosis. Results: Tissue biopsy , an essential component in the differential diagnosis, was required t o confirm the diagnosis of sarcoidosis in each patient. Conclusions: S arcoidosis remains an enigmatic disease with protean manifestations an d widely differing outcomes.