Granulomatous angiitis of the central nervous system. Autopsy Report

Authors

  • Isabel González Alemán Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Noel Ernesto Pedraza Alonso Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

vasculitis, central nervous system, autopsy

Abstract

The medical history and post-mortem findings of a 29-year-old male who was admitted to the Neurology Department due to headache and bilateral amaurosis are reported. His evolution was torpid, with sustained headache, behavioral changes, visual hallucinations and psychomotor agitation. The patient died at 18 days of hospital stay. At necropsy, it was found a granulomatous angiitis of the central nervous system with extensive hemorrhagic infarcts in the bilateral temporo-occipital lobes and the brainstem associated with severe cerebral edema.

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Author Biographies

Isabel González Alemán, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grado en Anatomía Patológica. Profesora Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Noel Ernesto Pedraza Alonso, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Anatomía Patológica. Profesor Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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González Alemán I, Pedraza Alonso NE. Granulomatous angiitis of the central nervous system. Autopsy Report. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2012 Jul. 13 [cited 2025 Jun. 27];6(3):52-7. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/744

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2012): July-September

Section

Case Reports

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