Exploring Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis: A Report of Two Cases

Author(s)	Ravi Talapa, Siddhant Jain, Kunal Saini, Adil Amin
Country	India
Abstract	Hypertrophic pachymeningitis is a rare and complex disease with various aetiologies characterized by inflammation and thickening of the cranial or spinal duramater or both. The diagnosis is to be suspected on clinical, laboratory, radiological examination and can be confirmed on Dural biopsy. For the management, early diagnosis through relevant clinical history and radiological investigation is required. This case series highlight hypertrophic meningitis as a rare cause of altered mental status and the importance of a comprehensive medical history and examination for the diagnosis of such disease as early diagnosis of such cases and early initiation of the therapy can lead to better outcome. Steroid therapy is given as the first line of management but if patient does not respond to steroid therapy, it may progress to permanent neurological deterioration.
Keywords	Pulse steroid therapy, Dural biopsy, Dural thickening
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2024
Published On	2024-05-13
Cite This	Exploring Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis: A Report of Two Cases - Ravi Talapa, Siddhant Jain, Kunal Saini, Adil Amin - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.20020
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.20020
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gtt8vs

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