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

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1610-1614
Number of pages5
JournalClinical Case Reports
Volume9
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2021

Keywords

  • IgG4 disease
  • headache
  • lymphoproliferative disorder
  • maintenance rituximab
  • pachymeningitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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