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Spinal epidural heamatoma in Haemophilia A
Author(s) -
Schmitz,
Wallny,
; Sommer,
Brackmann,
Schulzebertelsbeck,
Effenberger,
; Kowalski
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
haemophilia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.213
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1365-2516
pISSN - 1351-8216
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2516.1998.00133.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , neck pain , magnetic resonance imaging , haemophilia , haemophilia a , haemophilia b , anesthesia , radiology , alternative medicine , pathology
We report on a 27‐year‐old male Caucasian with severe Haemophilia A who presented with acute onset of neck pain with cervical nerve root irritation, due to a spinal epidural heamatoma. His past medical history revealed carrying of a moderate weight as a possible traumatic mechanism. Under immediate factor VIII replacement therapy complete remission of the symptoms was achieved within several days. The diagnosis of spinal epidural heamatoma and complete resorption was revealed by initial and follow‐up magnetic resonance imaging studies of the cervical spine. Having reviewed the literature on spinal epidural heamatoma, we present an overview of the treatment and outcome as regards Haemophilia.