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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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Autores principales: Afshari, Fardad T., Parikh, Dhruv, Petrik, Vladimir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2018
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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.
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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
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Afshari, Fardad T.
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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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