Total dural calcification with secondary hyperparathyoidism: A rare entity

Abstract

A case of total, dense dural calcification in an adult female patient with secondary hyperparathroidism is presented. The often reported feature in the skull is that of a combination of osteopenia and osteosclerosis giving a granular bone texture described sometimes as "grains of sand" or "salt and pepper" appearance [6]. Extensive dural calcification with this condition has very rarely been reported [2, 3]. The purpose of this paper is to document the existence of the latter in a patient followed up for 19 years.

Compressive myelopathy from diffuse spinal dural calcifications in a patient with end-stage renal disease: illustrative case

“…6 Diffuse spinal dural calcification is much less frequently reported, and, to our knowledge, this case represents the first report of surgical decompression with duraplasty for the treatment of symptomatic spinal cord compression in the setting of diffuse dural calcification. [7][8][9][10] Similar dural calcifications due to other etiologies have been reported in the literature, with most pathologies linked to underlying abnormalities in calcium or phosphate metabolism. One report discussed the case of a man with diffuse dural calcifications on CT, which aided in the diagnosis of adult hypophosphatasia.…”

Chronic Pachymeningitis and Bilateral Facial Paralysis Secondary to Renal Osteodystrophy

“…3 MEDLINE search of the English-language literature failed to reveal any previous case reports of renal osteodystrophy resulting in facial nerve paralysis. While our patient did not have an elevated calcium level, she clearly did have renal osteodystrophy.…”