Dyspnea Caused by Atlantoaxial Subluxation in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Atlantoaxial subluxation is a well-known but poorly recognized disease in rheumatoid patients. We report a patient with rheumatoid arthritis whose chief complaint was dyspnea on arrival to the emergency department (ED). After further investigation, spinal cord compression caused by atlantoaxial subl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lin, Hsin-Yi, Chen, Chien-Chih, Lee, Yi-Kung, Su, Yung-Cheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3542949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23326703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/170956
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Sumario:Atlantoaxial subluxation is a well-known but poorly recognized disease in rheumatoid patients. We report a patient with rheumatoid arthritis whose chief complaint was dyspnea on arrival to the emergency department (ED). After further investigation, spinal cord compression caused by atlantoaxial subluxation was diagnosed. This is an uncommon but important case that ED physicians should be aware of.

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