Abstract
Revesz syndrome is a variant of dyskeratosis congenita characterized by aplastic anemia, retinopathy, and central nervous system abnormalities. We describe a 3-year-old boy in whom the spectrum of neuroimaging findings, including intracranial calcifications, cerebellar hypoplasia and unusual brain lesions were found by biopsy to be gliosis despite their enhancement and progression. In patients with dyskeratosis-related syndromes, non-neoplastic parenchymal brain lesions occur and gliosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis for progressive enhancing brain lesions. Should this finding be confirmed consistently in additional cases, brain biopsy could potentially be avoided.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1166-1170 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Pediatric radiology |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2007 |
Keywords
- Aplastic anemia
- Child
- Dyskeratosis congenita
- Revesz syndrome
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging