Spinal intradural haemorrhage in a patient with Wegener's Granulomatosis

Abstract

We describe the case of a patient with known Wegener's Granulomatosis who developed a spontaneous intradural haematoma in the thoracic spine against a background of a recent relapse in her vasculitis. Decompression resulted in a rapid recovery of lower limb function. We propose involvement of the spinal meninges in the systemic vasculitis as the cause of haemorrhage.