title: Pachymeningitis as a manifestation of ANCA-associated vasculitis: a care report and literature review.
abstract: Pachymeningitis is a rare cause of headache characterized by dura mater thickening with various origins. We present a 67-year-old male with cranial and spinal pachymeningitis and MPO-ANCA-associated vasculitis, which is considered as the cause of pachymeningitis of this patient. After revision of other 32 reported cases, our study suggested cranial and spinal pachymeningitis could be a manifestation of ANCA-associated vasculitis. Thus, it is important to screen other manifestations of ANCA-associated vasulitis as soon as pachymeningitis was suspected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu, Sichuan, China ; Department of Rheumatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Sheyu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Honghu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Rong
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Xiangyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Qianrui
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: ANCA; ANCA-associated vasculitis; Pachymeningitis; Wegener’s granulomatosis