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- Title
Ankylosing Spondylitis Diagnosed After Epidural Hematoma and Paraplegia: A Case Report.
- Authors
AKÇAY YALBUZDAĞ, Şeniz; EROL, Asiye Mukaddes; ÇELİK, Canan; SOLUM, Sezin
- Abstract
Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease involving the axial spine. Ankylosing spondylitis may render the spine prone to trauma, which may cause serious neurological lesions. In this article, we report a 61-year-old male case diagnosed as ankylosing spondylitis after the development of paraplegia due to lumbar vertebral fracture and epidural hematoma. We aimed to emphasize that ankylosing spondylitis may be diagnosed tardily after severe complications of disease, and report the rehabilitation outcomes of the patient.
- Subjects
RISK factors of falling down; ANKYLOSING spondylitis; DIAGNOSIS; BONE fractures; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; MEDICAL errors; MEDICAL screening; REHABILITATION; SPINAL injuries; TREATMENT effectiveness; EARLY medical intervention; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Archives of Rheumatology, 2014, Vol 29, Issue 4, p309
- ISSN
2148-5046
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2014.4613