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Spinal cord granuloma

MedGen UID:
1054664
Concept ID:
CN376769
Finding
HPO: HP:6000257

Definition

An aggregation of macrophages (forming in response to chronic inflammation) localized in or on the spinal cord. [from HPO]

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Immunodeficiency 82 with systemic inflammation
MedGen UID:
1781752
Concept ID:
C5543581
Disease or Syndrome
Immunodeficiency-82 with systemic inflammation (IMD82) is a complex autosomal dominant immunologic disorder characterized by recurrent infections with various organisms, as well as noninfectious inflammation manifest as lymphocytic organ infiltration with gastritis, colitis, and lung, liver, CNS, or skin disease. One of the more common features is inflammation of the stomach and bowel. Most patients develop symptoms in infancy or early childhood; the severity is variable. There may be accompanying fever, elevated white blood cell count, decreased B cells, hypogammaglobulinemia, increased C-reactive protein (CRP; 123260), and a generalized hyperinflammatory state. Immunologic workup shows variable B- and T-cell abnormalities such as skewed subgroups. Patients have a propensity for the development of lymphoma, usually in adulthood. At the molecular level, the disorder results from a gain-of-function mutation that leads to constitutive and enhanced activation of the intracellular inflammatory signaling pathway. Treatment with SYK inhibitors rescued human cell abnormalities and resulted in clinical improvement in mice (Wang et al., 2021).

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PubMed

Rajshekhar V
Int J Surg 2010;8(2):100-4. Epub 2010 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.12.006. PMID: 20045747
Ferrari TC, Moreira PR, Cunha AS
Acta Trop 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):89-97. Epub 2008 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.04.007. PMID: 18499080
Dastur HM
Neurosurg Rev 1983;6(3):111-7. doi: 10.1007/BF01742762. PMID: 6371589

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Diagnosis

Gould PR, Gould IM
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1985;79(1):67-9. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(85)90239-1. PMID: 3992644

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