SAN FRANCISCO—Let’s say your radiologist comes to you and says that an angiogram gives a diagnosis of CNS vasculitis on four patients, all with acute onset of headache and stroke: One is a 25-year-old woman who is three months pregnant. Another is a 50-year-old man using excessive doses of nasal decongestants. Another is a 40-year-old…
2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Diagnosing PACNS and Its Mimics
Accurate diagnosis for primary angiitis of the central nervous system requires close scrutiny, team effort