A Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma in a Hemodialysis Patient: A Rare Entity


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Deger S. M., Emmez H., Bahadirli K., Kale A., Ebinc F. A., TÜRKOĞLU M., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNAL MEDICINE, cilt.48, sa.24, ss.2115-2118, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 24
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2169/internalmedicine.48.2335
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2115-2118
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: epidural hematoma, hemodialysis, neurosurgery, CHRONIC-RENAL-FAILURE, OF-THE-LITERATURE
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Hemodialysis patients are at an increased risk of bleeding due to the platelet dysfunction caused by uremia and the use of anticoagulants during dialysis. Spontaneous spinal hematoma is a rare disorder as a complication in hemodialysis patients. Also it includes the hematoma secondary to coagulopathy, vascular malformation and hemorrhagic tumors. Here, we report the case of 77-year-old woman who presented with spinal cord compression due to spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma associated with hemodialysis. When an end-stage renal disease patient suffers from back pain and neurological deficits, the clinician should be alerted for the spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma as well as cerebrovascular events.