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Published on: October 3, 2018
Cranial hypertrophic pachymeningitis with myelodysplastic syndrome
Shohei Kikuchi1, Tomohiro Hayashi2, Honoka Nitta3
1Department of Hematology, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
Abstract:
Hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP) is a rare inflammatory disease characterized by thickening of the dura mater. HP develops with several inflammatory diseases. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis and IgG4 related disease are reported as 2 major causes. With hematologic diseases, only 3 cases have been reported. We report the case of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) developing HP. Our case provides a thought-provoking hypothesis regarding the potential relationship between MDS and HP.

