Chronic meningitis with cranial neuropathies in Wegener's granulomatosis. Case report and review of the literature.
We report the case of a 41-year-old man with chronic meningitis and cranial neuropathies in whom leptomeningeal biopsy demonstrated Wegener's granulomatosis. The literature on meningitis in this disease is reviewed. This case illustrates that Wegener's granulomatosis can cause chronic meningitis.
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Dixon
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Brat
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Hellmann
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D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*