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IgG4-Related Disease Presenting as Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis
Binita Sapkota1, Ritesh Rampure2, Murat Gokden3
1Rheumatology/Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
Abstract:
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a multi-organ, immune-mediated inflammatory condition of unknown etiology characterized by infiltration of tissues by IgG4 producing plasma cells. IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) can ideally affect any organs, but the involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) is a rare entity. We present a case of a 67-year-old male who presented with diplopia with imaging showing hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HPM) and was diagnosed with IgG4-RD of the CNS based on histopathology report.
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