Skip to main content
Journal cover image

Syringomyelia in a man with sarcoidosis.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Rawlings, CE; Saris, SC; Muraki, A; Friedman, A
Published in: Neurosurgery
June 1986

Sarcoidosis, generally a systemic ailment, uncommonly affects the central nervous system. It only rarely affects the spinal cord alone or in combination with other areas. Syringomyelia has never been associated with sarcoidosis. We report the case of a 32-year-old man with sarcoidosis who presented with surgically verified syringomyelia. The pertinent literature is reviewed. The mechanisms by which sarcoidosis could cause a syrinx are discussed.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Neurosurgery

DOI

ISSN

0148-396X

Publication Date

June 1986

Volume

18

Issue

6

Start / End Page

805 / 807

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Syringomyelia
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Adult
  • 1109 Neurosciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Rawlings, C. E., Saris, S. C., Muraki, A., & Friedman, A. (1986). Syringomyelia in a man with sarcoidosis. Neurosurgery, 18(6), 805–807. https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-198606000-00025
Rawlings, C. E., S. C. Saris, A. Muraki, and A. Friedman. “Syringomyelia in a man with sarcoidosis.Neurosurgery 18, no. 6 (June 1986): 805–7. https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-198606000-00025.
Rawlings CE, Saris SC, Muraki A, Friedman A. Syringomyelia in a man with sarcoidosis. Neurosurgery. 1986 Jun;18(6):805–7.
Rawlings, C. E., et al. “Syringomyelia in a man with sarcoidosis.Neurosurgery, vol. 18, no. 6, June 1986, pp. 805–07. Pubmed, doi:10.1227/00006123-198606000-00025.
Rawlings CE, Saris SC, Muraki A, Friedman A. Syringomyelia in a man with sarcoidosis. Neurosurgery. 1986 Jun;18(6):805–807.
Journal cover image

Published In

Neurosurgery

DOI

ISSN

0148-396X

Publication Date

June 1986

Volume

18

Issue

6

Start / End Page

805 / 807

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Syringomyelia
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Adult
  • 1109 Neurosciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences