Open AccessCan CSF spectrophotometry for “Xanthochromia” be used to detect leaking subarachnoid aneurysms in patients with sickle cell anemia with negative MRI or CT angiogram despite hyperbilirubinemia?
Author(s) -
Siu Wan Yung,
Thomas William,
Trivedi Rikin,
Hogan Alexandra,
Siddiqi Umbareen,
Sarker Anita,
Besser Martin Wolfgang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2775
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , context (archaeology) , subarachnoid hemorrhage , radiology , anemia , paleontology , biology
CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid) xanthochromia by spectroscopy should not be dismissed in the context of hyperbilirubinemia in a patient with sickle cell anemia. Xanthochromia detected by spectrophotometry offers a vital clue that further invasive diagnosis is required.