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. 2023 Dec 29;14(12):405–412. doi: 10.14740/jmc4149

Table 2. Causes of Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis.

Inflammatory/autoimmune [23-25] Idiopathic (67%)
ANCA-associated vasculitis (15%)
IgG4-related disease
Sarcoidosis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sjogren syndrome
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Giant-cell arteritis
Infectious [24] Tuberculous meningitis (8%)
Viral meningitis (6%)
Bacterial meningitis (4%)
Neoplastic [24] Lymphoma
Meningioma
Histiocytosis
Carcinomatous meningitis
Other [24] Previous surgical procedure
Cerebrospinal fluid hypotension

ANCA: antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody.