Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome presenting with disseminated bleeding and spinal subdural hemorrhage

作者：Jayachandran N V^*; Rajasekhar L; Narsimulu G; Prasad V

来源：Spinal Cord, 2007, 45(11): 753-755.

DOI：10.1038/sj.sc.3102041

• systematic lupus erythematosus antiphospholipid antibody
• spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma
• paraplegia

Study design: Case report.
Objectives: To report a rare cause of spinal subdural hematoma.
Setting: A tertiary care university hospital in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Methods: Detailed evaluation and reporting of a case admitted in the hospital.
Results: A case of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) was found to present with spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma and paraplegia. This is a very rare presentation of APS.
Conclusion: This article describes a rare case of APS presenting with disseminated bleeding and spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma, resulting in paraplegia.
Sponsorship: Nil.

• 出版日期2007-11
• 单位河北医科大学