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- Title
A case of hypertrophic pachymeningitis with prolonged headache, attributable to Epstein-Barr virus.
- Authors
Okuma H; Kobori S; Shinohara Y; Takagi S
- Abstract
Hypertrophic pachymeningitis is a condition characterized by significant chronic inflammatory thickening of the cranial dura mater, frequently presenting with symptoms such as headache and cranial neuropathy. In this report, we describe a very rare case of hypertrophic pachymeningitis, considered to be attributable to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which was diagnosed in a patient who visited our hospital with a complaint of ongoing severe headaches. The diagnosis was based on positive specific serum EBV antibody titers, with VCA-IgM levels of less than 1:10, VCA-IgG levels of 1:160, and EBNA levels of 1:40, as well as on the results of magnetic resonance imaging of the head with contrast media.
- Publication
Headache: The Journal of Head & Face Pain, 2007, Vol 47, Issue 4, p620
- ISSN
0017-8748
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.00763_4.x