Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis associated with Sweet's Syndrome.
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.
Cano
Antonio
A
Department of Radiology, Reina Sofi;a Hospital, Avenida Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004, Cordoba, Spain. aano@hrs.sas.junta-andalucia.es
Ribes
Ramon
R
de la Riva
Andrés
A
Rubio
Fernando López
FL
Sánchez
Carmen
C
Sancho
José L
JL
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