Spinal Cord Compression due to Extra Medullary Hematopoiesis in a Case Of Thalassemia Minor
A Rare Case Report
Keywords:
Extramedullary Hematopoiesis, Spinal Cord Compression, Thalassemia Minor, Review
Abstract
Extra medullary Hematopoiesis occurs as a result of inefficient erythropoiesis in several conditions. Para spinal Involvement is rare and it produces morbid consequences due to spinal cord compression. We present a very rare case of patient with Thalassemia Minor having Extra medullary Hematopoiesis causing Spinal cord compression followed by a detailed review of literature regarding the clinical, radiological and pathological features and treatment modalities of Extra medullary Hematopoiesis affecting predominantly the spinal region in patients with Thalassemia.References
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3. Soman S, Rosenfeld DL, Roychowdhury S, Drachtman RA, Cohler A. Cord Compression due to Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in an Adolescent with Known Beta Thalassemia Major. J Radiol Case Rep. 2009 Jan4;3(1):17-22.(4)
4. Haidar R, Mhaidli H, Taher AT. Paraspinal extramedullary hematopoiesis in patients with thalassemia intermedia. Eur Spine J. 2010 Jun 5;19(6):871-8.(5)
5. Zhang H-Z, Li Y, Liu X, Chen B-R, Yao G-H, Peng Y-N. Extramedullary hematopoiesis: A report of two cases. Exp Ther Med. 2016 Dec 2;12(6):3859-62.(6)
6. Ito S, Fujita N, Hosogane N, Nagoshi N, Yagi M, Iwanami A, et al. Myelopathy due to Spinal Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Patient with Polycythemia Vera. Case Rep Orthop. 2017;2017:2416365.(8)
7. Musallam KM, Taher AT, Rachmilewitz EA. β-thalassemia intermedia: a clinical perspective. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2012 Jul 18;2(7):a013482.(9)
8. Koch CA, Li C-Y, Mesa RA, Tefferi A. Nonhepatosplenic extramedullary hematopoiesis: associated diseases, pathology, clinical course, and treatment. Mayo Clin Proc. 2003 Oct;78(10):1223-33(10)
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10. Lalueza A, Silva CP, Alcalá-Galiano A, Arrieta E, Cánovas JM, Calero MR, et al. Presacral and intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis in a patient with β thalassemia minor. Clin Respir J . 2016 May 5(13)
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2018-07-16
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