title: Pachymeningitis associated with a pulmonary nodule.
abstract: The authors report a case of hypertrophic pachymeningitis, a rare cause of spinal cord compression. In this patient, dural inflammation was associated with a histologically identical pulmonary lesion. Such an association has not been described previously and supports the hypothesis that this disease is related to other connective tissue disorders.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurosurgery, Palo Alto Veterans Administration Medical Center, California.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sheridan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kosek
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Linder
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*