Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis successfully treated with intravenous cyclophosphamide.

摘要

Sir,Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis (IHP) is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder that causes fibrous thickening of the dura mater, and chronic headache and multiple cranial neuropathies are the most common clinical manifestations.Medical treatment of IHP remains controversial. We report a patient with IHP who responded to intravenous cyclophosphamide.