Rheumatoid meningitis: an autopsy report and review of the literature

• Published in: Clinical rheumatology Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 475 - 480
• Main Authors: Kato, Takashi, Hoshi, Ken-ichi, Sekijima, Yoshiki, Matsuda, Masayuki, Hashimoto, Takao, Otani, Masako, Suzuki, Akio, Ikeda, Shu-ichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Springer Nature B.V 01.12.2003
• Subjects: Aged; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - diagnosis; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy; Autopsy; Biopsy, Needle; Drug Therapy, Combination; Fatal Outcome; Female; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Medical diagnosis; Meningitis; Meningitis - complications; Meningitis - drug therapy; Meningitis - pathology; Severity of Illness Index

We report the clinical and autopsy findings of a 71-year-old Japanese woman with rheumatoid meningitis. This patient developed subacute meningitis during an inactive stage of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and despite intensive examinations no causative agents or underlying disease could be identified e...