Spontaneous extradural hematoma in a Sickle cell Beta Thalassemia patient-A rare complication.

Autor: Ghimire P; Department of Radiology Nepalgunj Medical College and Teaching Hospital Kohalpur Nepal., Ghimire PG; Department of Pathology Nepalgunj Medical College and Teaching Hospital Kohalpur Nepal.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2023 Feb 03; Vol. 11 (2), pp. e6917. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 03 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.6917
Abstrakt: Spontaneous extradural hematoma in Sickle cell disease is rare neurological complication with few cases reported in the English literature. We report a case of a 16-year-old male patient who was previously diagnosed with Sickle Cell Beta Thalassemia and presented with severe headache and vomiting for 3 days. An emergency CT scan of the head demonstrated right-sided acute parietal extradural hematoma with mass effect. Patient underwent emergent craniotomy with evacuation of the hematoma. Patient recovered completely. Although calvarial infarction has been associated with extradural hematoma, an absence of it makes our case distinct. A high index of suspicion should be made in SCD patients for possibility of EDH in progressive headache.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
(© 2023 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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