A case of relapsing–remitting tumour-like inflammation of the central nervous system. (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Miante, Silvia; Perini, Paola; Rinaldi, Francesca; Gallo, Paolo
• Is Part Of: Multiple sclerosis. Volume 21:Number 13(2015)
• Page Start: 1742
• Page End: 1745
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Tumour-like lesions -- central nervous system -- inflammation -- relapsing–remitting -- multiple sclerosis; Central nervous system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Myelin sheath -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Inflammation -- Periodicals; Multiple sclerosis -- Periodicals; Central Nervous System Diseases -- Periodicals; Demyelinating Diseases -- Periodicals; Inflammation -- Periodicals; Multiple Sclerosis -- Periodicals; Système nerveux central -- Maladies -- Périodiques; Gaine de myéline -- Maladies -- Périodiques; Inflammation (Pathologie) -- Périodiques; Sclérose en plaques -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 616.834005
• DOI: 10.1177/1352458515599076
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1352-4585

Abstract

The case of a 37-year-old woman suffering from a relapsing–remitting tumefactive inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) is described. The patient had four severe relapses over eight years, and was treated with steroids, immunosuppression and plasma-exchange with modest benefit. No magnetic resonance imaging or cerebrospinal spinal fluid findings suggestive of multiple sclerosis emerged during the eight-year follow-up. 'Relapsing–remitting tumefactive inflammation' seems to have the features of a distinct inflammatory CNS disease.