Korean Journal of Spine  2008;5(3):211-214

Rapid Recurrence of Spinal Idiopathic Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis: A Case Report.

Hong June CHOI 1 ; Do Heum YOON ; Dong Yeop LEE ; Poong Gee AHN ; Moon Sool YANG ; Seong YI ; Yoon HA ; Keung Nyun KIM ; Se Hoon KIM ; Dong Ah SHIN

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Keywords

Idiopathic Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis; Recurrence; Spine

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis is a rare inflammatory disorder of the dura mater. Spinal involvement is extremely rare and there are few case reports. We present a 36 year-old female of idiopathic hypertrophic spinal pachymeningitis compressing thoracic spinal cord which showed rapid recurrence.