Spinal intradural haemorrhage in a patient with Wegener's Granulomatosis

Abstract We describe the case of a patient with known Wegener's Granulomatosis who developed a spontaneous intradural haematoma in the thoracic spine against a background of a recent relapse in her vasculitis. Decompression resulted in a rapid recovery of lower limb function. We propose involve...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2010-05, Vol.112 (4), p.341-343
Hauptverfasser:	Guilfoyle, Mathew R, Khan, Sadiqullah, Helmy, Adel, Jalloh, Ibrahim, Trivedi, Sapna, Trivedi, Rikin, Kirkpatrick, Peter J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Decompression, Surgical Female Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis - complications Hematoma, Subdural - complications Hematoma, Subdural - surgery Humans Laminectomy Lower Extremity Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Neurology Neurosurgery Neurosurgical Procedures Recovery of Function Recurrence Spinal Diseases - complications Spinal Diseases - surgery Spinal haemorrhage Spine - pathology Spine - surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Vasculitis Vasculitis - complications Vasculitis - pathology Wegener's Granulomatosis Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract We describe the case of a patient with known Wegener's Granulomatosis who developed a spontaneous intradural haematoma in the thoracic spine against a background of a recent relapse in her vasculitis. Decompression resulted in a rapid recovery of lower limb function. We propose involvement of the spinal meninges in the systemic vasculitis as the cause of haemorrhage.
ISSN:	0303-8467 1872-6968
DOI:	10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.12.004