Open AccessBrain pseudotumour secondary to Behçet’s disease
Author(s) -
Adham E Mousa,
Mohamed Okasha,
JD Isaacs,
DA Price,
Priya Bhatnagar,
Abhijit Joshi,
Surash Surash
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0134
Subject(s) - medicine , vasculitis , behcet's disease , differential diagnosis , lesion , pathology , central nervous system , disease , behcet disease , systemic vasculitis , dermatology
Neuro-Behçet's disease (NBD) is a serious manifestation of Behçet's disease (BD) and can affect either the central or peripheral nervous systems, or both. It occurs in 10-50% of patients with BD. We report on a patient with an unusual intraparenchymal lesion, initially thought to be a brain tumour. Histological examination revealed vasculitis consistent with BD. Clinicians should include NBD as a differential diagnosis when considering an isolated inflammatory intracranial lesion.