Meningeal involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis

Ali Al Dhanhani; Robert MacAulay; Bill Maloney; John G. Hanly

Meningeal involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis

Ali Al Dhanhani, Robert MacAulay, Bill Maloney, John G. Hanly

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Abstract

We describe a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) who developed neurological symptoms attributed to meningeal involvement. The diagnosis of WG was complicated by persistently negative antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) and lack of specificity in the histopathological findings from multiple anatomical sites. This rare neurological manifestation of WG was treated successfully with oral cyclophosphamide and the patient has continued remission for 3 years taking oral methotrexate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	364-367
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Rheumatology
Volume	33
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Feb 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Meningeal involvement
Nervous system
Wegener's granulomatosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Immunology and Allergy
Rheumatology
Immunology

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