Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis as an Early Manifestation of Relapsing Polychondritis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis as an Early Manifestation of Relapsing Polychondritis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Neurological involvement in relapsing polychondritis (RP) is relatively rare. We describe the case of an 80-year-old man who presented with hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP) together with arthritis as the first manifestation of RP. Auricular chondritis, which subsequently determined the diagnosis of...

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Main Authors: Satoru Ushiyama, Tomomi Kinoshita, Yasuhiro Shimojima, Nobuhiko Ohashi, Dai Kishida, Daigo Miyazaki, Katsuya Nakamura, Yoshiki Sekijima, Shu-ichi Ikeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
Relapsing polychondritis
Hypertrophic pachymeningitis
Auricular chondritis
Neurological involvement
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/450850

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