Can 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? | Zendy

Siu Wan Yung | Zendy; Thomas William | Zendy; Trivedi Rikin | Zendy; Hogan Alexandra | Zendy; Siddiqi Umbareen | Zendy; Sarker Anita | Zendy; Besser Martin Wolfgang | Zendy

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Can 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.

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