title: Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis associated with Sweet's Syndrome.
abstract: A case of hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis associated with Sweet's Syndrome is presented. Both entities have been described in association with several other chronic systemic inflammatory diseases and autoimmune conditions. To our knowledge the coexistence between Sweet's Syndrome and hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis has not been reported up to date. We suggest a possible autoimmune or dysimmune mechanism in the pathogenesis of these two entities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Reina Sofi;a Hospital, Avenida Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004, Cordoba, Spain. aano@hrs.sas.junta-andalucia.es
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.forename: Ramon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ribes
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de la Riva
authors.forename: Fernando López
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Rubio
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sancho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed