Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis associated with Sweet's Syndrome

Cano, Antonio; Ribes, Ramon; de la Riva, Andrés; Rubio, Fernando López; Sánchez, Carmen; Sancho, José L

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Volume 44, Issue 2 , Pages 139-142, November 2002

Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis associated with Sweet's Syndrome

Antonio Cano
- Department of Radiology, Reina Sofı́a Hospital, Avenida Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +34-957-010-401; fax: 34-957-010-340
Ramon Ribes
- Department of Radiology, Reina Sofı́a Hospital, Avenida Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
Andrés de la Riva
- Department of Neurosurgery, Reina Sofı́a Hospital, Avenida Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
Fernando López Rubio
- Department of Pathology, Reina Sofı́a Hospital, Avenida Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
Carmen Sánchez
- Department of Internal Medicine, Reina Sofı́a Hospital, Avenida Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
José L Sancho
- Department of Radiology, Reina Sofı́a Hospital, Avenida Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain

Received 24 December 2001; received in revised form 22 February 2002; accepted 26 February 2002.

Abstract

A case of hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis associated with Sweet's Syndrome is presented. Both entities have been described in association with several other chronic systemic inflammatory diseases and autoimmune conditions. To our knowledge the coexistence between Sweet's Syndrome and hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis has not been reported up to date. We suggest a possible autoimmune or dysimmune mechanism in the pathogenesis of these two entities.

Keywords: Dural thickening, Pachymeningitis, Sweet's Syndrome, Dura mater