Bilateral Optic Atrophy with Thickened Meninges (Idiopathic Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis) - A Rare Entity

  • Ravouf Asmi Department of Neurology SKIMS
  • Feroze Ahmad Department of Internal & Pulmonary Medicine SKIMS
  • Rangreze Imran Department of Neurology SKIMS
  • Zarka Amin Masoodi Department of Neurology SKIMS
  • Mushtaq A Wani Department of Neurology SKIMS
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33883/jms.v14i1.68
Keywords: Pachymeningitis, Tolosa Hunt syndrome, headache, granulomatous inflammatory disorder

Abstract

Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis (IHP) is a rare, chronic nonspecific and granulomatous inflammatory disorder of the dura with unknown etiology. The diagnosis can be established by an open biopsy and exclusion of all other specific granulomatous and infectious diseases. We report a case of Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis who manifested primarily by headache and visual loss with optic atrophy. The patient was thoroughly investigated and showed no evidence of underlying cause. The diagnosis was established by an open biopsy. JMS 2011;14(1):25-27

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Author Biographies

Ravouf Asmi, Department of Neurology SKIMS

D.M, M.D

Associate Professor

Feroze Ahmad, Department of Internal & Pulmonary Medicine SKIMS

M.D

Rangreze Imran, Department of Neurology SKIMS

M.D

Zarka Amin Masoodi, Department of Neurology SKIMS

M.D

Mushtaq A Wani, Department of Neurology SKIMS

D.M, M.D

Published
2011-06-11
How to Cite
1.
Asmi R, Ahmad F, Imran R, Masoodi Z, Wani M. Bilateral Optic Atrophy with Thickened Meninges (Idiopathic Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis) - A Rare Entity. jms [Internet]. 2011Jun.11 [cited 2026Oct.2];14(1):25-7. Available from: http://ano.jmsskims.org/index.php/jms/article/view/68
Issue
Vol 14 No 1 (2011): January-June
Section
Case Reports

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