Successful treatment of IgG4-related hypertrophic pachymeningitis with induction rituximab and dexamethasone followed by maintenance rituximab

Karan Seegobin; Muhamad A. Moustafa; Nicole Gannon; Katelyn Keller; Jacquelyn Hastings; Vivek Gupta; Han W. Tun; Liuyan Jiang

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3855

Successful treatment of IgG4-related hypertrophic pachymeningitis with induction rituximab and dexamethasone followed by maintenance rituximab

Karan Seegobin, Muhamad A. Moustafa, Nicole Gannon, Katelyn Keller, Jacquelyn Hastings, Vivek Gupta, Han W. Tun, Liuyan Jiang

Hematology / Oncology / Cancer Center / Breast Clinic

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Abstract

IgG4-related disease (IgG4RD) with intracranial involvement is rare. We report a 56-year-old male who had an excellent response to rituximab and dexamethasone after going undiagnosed for 5 years. After 3 years of rituximab maintenance, he has no evidence of disease on brain MRI.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1610-1614
Number of pages	5
Journal	Clinical Case Reports
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3855
State	Published - Mar 2021

Keywords

IgG4 disease
headache
lymphoproliferative disorder
maintenance rituximab
pachymeningitis

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Medicine(all)

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