Hypertrophic pachymeningitis: idiopathic or secondary?
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DOI: 10.1007/s00381-019-04080-9
Abstract: Dear Editor: We read with great interest the recently published article entitled BRapidly progressive fatal idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis with brainstem involvement in a child^ by Tsuchida and colleagues [1]. Authors described a 3-year-old girl who… read more here.
Keywords: pachymeningitis; hypertrophic pachymeningitis; child; idiopathic secondary ... See more keywords
Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis: an autoimmune IgG4-related disease
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DOI: 10.1007/s12026-016-8863-1
Abstract: Hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP) is a rare disorder that causes thickening of the dura mater. Inflammatory lesions may be located in the cerebral or spinal dura mater or, less frequently, in both locations simultaneously. Numerous clinico-pathological… read more here.
Keywords: related disease; pachymeningitis; idiopathic hypertrophic; diagnosis ... See more keywords
Idiopathic Hypertrophic Spinal Pachymeningitis: A Diagnostic Challenge: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1698008
Abstract: Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis (IHP) can resemble other disorders associated with spinal compression. It is a rare inflammatory fibrosing disease of the dura of unidentified etiology and is considered a diagnosis of exclusion. We present a… read more here.
Keywords: idiopathic hypertrophic; pachymeningitis; spinal pachymeningitis; case ... See more keywords
When the plot thickens: a rare complication of rheumatoid arthritis
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DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2019.1593780
Abstract: ABSTRACT Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common illness with many extraarticular manifestations. Rheumatoid pachymeningitis is a rare neurologic complication of this common disease. Here in we present a patient with longstanding RA who developed… read more here.
Keywords: rare complication; pachymeningitis; rheumatoid; complication ... See more keywords
A case of idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis presenting with chronic headache and multiple cranial nerve palsies
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000007549
Abstract: Rationale: Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis (IHP) is a rare condition, characterized by a chronic fibrosing inflammatory process usually involving either the intracranial or spinal dura mater, but rarely both. Here, we report a rare case of… read more here.
Keywords: dura; idiopathic hypertrophic; pachymeningitis; hypertrophic pachymeningitis ... See more keywords