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Pachymeningitis and Optic Neuritis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Successful Treatment with Cyclophosphamide

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Pachymeningitis is a rare complication of rheumatoid arthritis. The case of a 52-year-old male rheumatoid arthritis patient with pachymeningitis and optic neuritis who was successfully treated with intravenous cyclophosphamide is described.

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  1. Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, Turkey

    A. E. Yücel, H. Kart, P. Aydin, A. M. Ağildere, S. Benli, N. Altinörs & B. Demirhan

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Received: 3 April 2000 / Accepted: 25 September 2000

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Yücel, A., Kart, H., Aydin, P. et al. Pachymeningitis and Optic Neuritis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Successful Treatment with Cyclophosphamide. Clin Rheumatol 20, 136–139 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00011193

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