Serial Brain MRI Findings in CNS Involvement of Familial Erythrophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Case Report
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is a rare and fatal hereditary disorder of unknown cause with multisystem involvement. Involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) is reported in approximately 30% of cases. Leptomeningitis, gliosis, demyelination, and lymphocyte and histiocyte infiltration of the cerebrum and cerebellum are the characteristic neuropathologic findings. We describe the serial brain MRI findings and neurologic symptoms in a case of FEL, and review the literature.
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