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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Hypertrophic pachymeningitis and cerebral venous thrombosis in myeloperoxidase-ANCA associated vasculitis

Maria Vittoria De AngelisVincenzo Di StefanoMarco OnofrjFedele Dono

subject

0301 basic medicinePathologymedicine.medical_specialtyImages In…PrednisoloneAnti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated VasculitisANCA-Associated Vasculitis030105 genetics & heredityneurootologyvasculitisAntibodies Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicineHumansskin and connective tissue diseasesPeroxidaseAutoimmune diseaseneuroimagingbiologybusiness.industryHeadacheMeningesmeningitisGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseMagnetic Resonance ImagingVenous thrombosisTreatment Outcomemedicine.anatomical_structureMyeloperoxidasebiology.proteinFemaleSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaIntracranial ThrombosisAntibodyVasculitisbusinessheadache (including migraines)MeningitisBiomarkers030217 neurology & neurosurgery

description

Hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP) is a circumscribed inflammatory process that thickens meninges with fibrous adhesions. Among the causes of HP, vasculitis and autoimmune disease should be considered; myeloperoxidase (MPO)-antinuclear cytoplasmatic antibodies (ANCA)-positivity can be the only

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-01-13BMJ Case Reports
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-226780