Hypertrophic pachymeningitis: case report
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Resumo: | Hypertrophic pachymeningits is an unusual cause of neurological symptoms and is often secondary to infections, carcinomatosis or inflammatory diseases. It may also be idiopathic. We report a case of pachymeningitis which was manifested primarily by psychosis and visual loss with optic atrophy and destruction of nasal septum. The patient, a 45 year old woman was submitted to extensive investigation without evidence of any underlying disease. A meningeal biopsy was performed and showed a mostly unspecific inflammatory process with extensive fibrosis of the dura and few early stage granulomas. These findings suggest either neurosarcoidosis or idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis. |
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Hypertrophic pachymeningitis: case report |
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Hypertrophic pachymeningitis: case report |
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Hypertrophic pachymeningitis: case report Deus-Silva,Leonardo de hypertrophic pachymeningits neurosarcoidosis psychosis optic neuropathy |
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Hypertrophic pachymeningitis: case report |
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Hypertrophic pachymeningitis: case report |
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Hypertrophic pachymeningitis: case report |
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Hypertrophic pachymeningitis: case report |
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Hypertrophic pachymeningitis: case report |
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Deus-Silva,Leonardo de |
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Deus-Silva,Leonardo de Queiroz,Luciano de Souza Zanardi,Verônica de Araújo Ghizoni,Enrico Pereira,Hoyama da Costa Malveira,George Linard Silva Pirani Jr,Clodoaldo Damasceno,Benito Pereira Cendes,Fernando |
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author |
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Queiroz,Luciano de Souza Zanardi,Verônica de Araújo Ghizoni,Enrico Pereira,Hoyama da Costa Malveira,George Linard Silva Pirani Jr,Clodoaldo Damasceno,Benito Pereira Cendes,Fernando |
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Deus-Silva,Leonardo de Queiroz,Luciano de Souza Zanardi,Verônica de Araújo Ghizoni,Enrico Pereira,Hoyama da Costa Malveira,George Linard Silva Pirani Jr,Clodoaldo Damasceno,Benito Pereira Cendes,Fernando |
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hypertrophic pachymeningits neurosarcoidosis psychosis optic neuropathy |
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hypertrophic pachymeningits neurosarcoidosis psychosis optic neuropathy |
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Hypertrophic pachymeningits is an unusual cause of neurological symptoms and is often secondary to infections, carcinomatosis or inflammatory diseases. It may also be idiopathic. We report a case of pachymeningitis which was manifested primarily by psychosis and visual loss with optic atrophy and destruction of nasal septum. The patient, a 45 year old woman was submitted to extensive investigation without evidence of any underlying disease. A meningeal biopsy was performed and showed a mostly unspecific inflammatory process with extensive fibrosis of the dura and few early stage granulomas. These findings suggest either neurosarcoidosis or idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis. |
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