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Benign angiopathy of central nervous system (BACNS) is rare in children. We report a seven-year-old boy presenting with sudden severe headache and progressive external ophthalmoplegia. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) showed diffuse segmental narrowing of major cerebral arteries. Following a course of glucocorticoid, there was complete resolution of vascular lesions and follow-up MRA did not show any evidence of new lesions.
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Adulto , Encéfalo/patologia , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Angiografia Cerebral , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Vasculite do Sistema Nervoso Central/diagnóstico , Vasculite do Sistema Nervoso Central/terapia , Vasoespasmo Intracraniano/diagnósticoRESUMO
We report two cases of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) in siblings. The male child was diagnosed initially and family screening led to the diagnosis of the asymptomatic sister. The diagnosis was confirmed by high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and bone scintigraphy which demonstrated the calcific nature of the lesions. We emphasize the importance of family screening of PAM index cases to detect the disease in the early, asymptomatic stage.