Catalog

Myelitis due to sarcoidosis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Myelitis due to sarcoidosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1629429448

Inflammation of the spinal cord in association with Sarcoidosis which may be temporally acute, subacute or chronic and anatomically partial or complete. Clinical features include paraplegia, quadriplegia, sensory loss appropriate to the level of the spinal cord involved and sphincter dysfunction. Other neurological or systemic features of Sarcoidosis may be present. Diagnosis may be aided by spinal imaging, spinal fluid analysis, serum ACE testing, chest imaging and histology.