A Fulminant Case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis with Meningeal and Parenchymal Involvement

A Fulminant Case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis with Meningeal and Parenchymal Involvement

Central nervous system (CNS) involvement, such as pachymeningitis and/or cerebrovascular events, is rare in patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Furthermore, the details of pathological examinations of cases have rarely been described. We describe a case of GPA that manifested as an...

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Main Authors: Ryuji Yajima, Yasuko Toyoshima, Yoko Wada, Tetsuya Takahashi, Hiroyuki Arakawa, Gaku Ito, Daisuke Kobayashi, Mitsunori Yamada, Izumi Kawachi, Ichiei Narita, Hitoshi Takahashi, Masatoyo Nishizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Proteinase 3-anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
Pachymeningitis
Craniectomy
Venous infarction
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