Successful non-operative management of cauda equina syndrome in a case of thalassemia major

Successful non-operative management of cauda equina syndrome in a case of thalassemia major

Thalassemia is associated with several challenging comorbidities. Here we report a 20 year old thalassemic who presented with cauda equina syndrome due to paraspinal extra medullary hematopoiesis (EMH) and was treated with hydroxyurea, repeated blood transfusions, and radiotherapy. Thus compressive...

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Main Authors: Rohit Khurana, Shilpa Khanna Arora, Alok Hemal, Sumit Arora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal
Subjects:
Cauda equina syndrome
Extra medullary hematopoiesis
Hemoglobinopathy
Thalassemia major
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468124516300389

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