Chronic meningitis with cranial neuropathies in Wegener's granulomatosis. Case report and review of the literature

H A Jinnah; A Dixon; D J Brat; D B Hellmann

doi:10.1002/art.1780400326

Chronic meningitis with cranial neuropathies in Wegener's granulomatosis. Case report and review of the literature

Arthritis Rheum. 1997 Mar;40(3):573-7. doi: 10.1002/art.1780400326.

Authors

H A Jinnah¹, A Dixon, D J Brat, D B Hellmann

Affiliation

¹ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

PMID: 9082947
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780400326

Abstract

We report the case of a 41-year-old man with chronic meningitis and cranial neuropathies in whom leptomeningeal biopsy demonstrated Wegener's granulomatosis. The literature on meningitis in this disease is reviewed. This case illustrates that Wegener's granulomatosis can cause chronic meningitis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Chronic Disease
Cranial Nerve Diseases / complications*
Cranial Nerve Diseases / etiology
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / complications*
Humans
Male
Meningitis / complications
Meningitis / etiology*