PARAPLEGIA WITH THALASSAEMIA
- 1 June 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Anz Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 53 (3), 283-284
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1983.tb02446.x
Abstract
A case is reported of spinal cord compression resulting from extramedullary haemopoiesis in a patient with thalassaemia. A 28-year-old woman with beta thalassaemia intermedia presented with a two week history of paraparesis with bladder and bowel incontinence. Recovery followed laminectomy and the removal of haemopoietic tissue in the spinal epidural space. This is a rare complication and only eight cases have been reported in the literature.Keywords
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