Publication: Probable IgG4-related pachymeningitis: A case with transverse sinus obliteration
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2013-08-20
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Mahidol University
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Clinical Neuropathology. Vol.32, No.4 (2013), 291-297
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Jantima Tanboon, Michelle Madden Felicella, Juan Bilbao, Todd Mainprize, Arie Perry Probable IgG4-related pachymeningitis: A case with transverse sinus obliteration. Clinical Neuropathology. Vol.32, No.4 (2013), 291-297. doi:10.5414/NP300575 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/32207
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Probable IgG4-related pachymeningitis: A case with transverse sinus obliteration
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IgG4-related disease (IgG4- RD) is a recently recognized fibro-inflammatory condition which often shows a dramatic response to steroid therapy. IgG4-RD can present either as a single lesion or as a systemic multi-organ disorder. Common histological findings include a dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate rich in IgG4-positive plasma cells, storiform fibrosis, and phlebitis. Although diagnostic criteria for IgG4-RD have been proposed in many organs/sites, they are not well established in the central nervous system. Published data on IgG4-RD in meninges is also limited. To our knowledge, only 15 potential cases of meningeal IgG4-RD have been reported. We add a case of probable IgG4-related pachymeningitis in a 42-year-old woman who presented with headache and left transverse sinus obstruction. Follow-up after 2-months of high-dose steroids shows dramatic clinical and imaging improvement. The differential diagnosis for IgG4-related pachymeningitis, including lymphoplasmacyte-rich meningioma, idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis, and lymphoproliferative disease is discussed. ©2013 Dustri-Verlag Dr. K. Feistle ISSN 0722-5091.