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Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Haematoma Secondary to Autoimmune Acquired Haemophilia
Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma is a rare entity associated with high morbidity. Although there are previous reports of spinal haematoma secondary to X-linked genetic haemophilia, there are no such cases secondary to acquired autoimmune haemophilia. We report the case of a 71-year-old patient...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6341357/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30687066 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000495028 |
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author | Afshari, Fardad T. Parikh, Dhruv Petrik, Vladimir |
author_facet | Afshari, Fardad T. Parikh, Dhruv Petrik, Vladimir |
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description | Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma is a rare entity associated with high morbidity. Although there are previous reports of spinal haematoma secondary to X-linked genetic haemophilia, there are no such cases secondary to acquired autoimmune haemophilia. We report the case of a 71-year-old patient who presented with sudden quadriplegia secondary to cervical (C2 to T1) epidural haematoma as a result of undiagnosed autoimmune acquired haemophilia A. She underwent emergency cervical laminectomy and evacuation of spinal haematoma with significant recovery in upper limb function. This case highlights the importance of haematological investigations in patients with spontaneous spinal haematoma. |
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spelling | pubmed-63413572019-01-25 Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Haematoma Secondary to Autoimmune Acquired Haemophilia Afshari, Fardad T. Parikh, Dhruv Petrik, Vladimir Case Rep Neurol Case Report Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma is a rare entity associated with high morbidity. Although there are previous reports of spinal haematoma secondary to X-linked genetic haemophilia, there are no such cases secondary to acquired autoimmune haemophilia. We report the case of a 71-year-old patient who presented with sudden quadriplegia secondary to cervical (C2 to T1) epidural haematoma as a result of undiagnosed autoimmune acquired haemophilia A. She underwent emergency cervical laminectomy and evacuation of spinal haematoma with significant recovery in upper limb function. This case highlights the importance of haematological investigations in patients with spontaneous spinal haematoma. S. Karger AG 2018-12-13 /pmc/articles/PMC6341357/ /pubmed/30687066 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000495028 Text en Copyright © 2018 by S. Karger AG, Basel |
spellingShingle | Case Report Afshari, Fardad T. Parikh, Dhruv Petrik, Vladimir Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Haematoma Secondary to Autoimmune Acquired Haemophilia |
title | Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Haematoma Secondary to Autoimmune Acquired Haemophilia |
title_full | Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Haematoma Secondary to Autoimmune Acquired Haemophilia |
title_fullStr | Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Haematoma Secondary to Autoimmune Acquired Haemophilia |
title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Haematoma Secondary to Autoimmune Acquired Haemophilia |
title_short | Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Haematoma Secondary to Autoimmune Acquired Haemophilia |
title_sort | spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma secondary to autoimmune acquired haemophilia |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6341357/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30687066 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000495028 |
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