A Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma in a Hemodialysis Patient: A Rare Entity
INTERNAL MEDICINE, cilt.48, sa.24, ss.2115-2118, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- 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.