Spinal IgG4-Related Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis with Spinal Cord Compression: Case Report and Literature Review

Back pain is a leading reason for patients to seek medical attention. Although musculoskeletal causes are common, patients can also present with rarer etiologies. A 50-year-old man presented with 2 months of isolated upper back pain initially suspected to be secondary to overuse muscular strain. During the next 3 months, his pain worsened, and he developed lower extremity dysesthesia and subjective weakness, despite normal neurological...