title: Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymenigitis - A long follow-up needed.
abstract: Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymenigitis is a rare clinical condition caused by localized or diffuse inflammatory thickening of dura matter. Described here is a person having diffuse thickening of dura matter of base of skull and he was on follow-up treatment for 5 years with us. Diagnosis was done by excluding other conditions and with biopsy. The patient responded to steroid and the MRI picture, which is given serially, shows improvement.
authors.affiliation: EKO CT and MRI Scan Centre, Medical College and Hospitals Campus, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hashmi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gautam
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haque