A Case of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord with Infective Endocarditis
Joint Authors
Tian, Dai-Shi
Huang, Xiao-Jiang
He, Jia
Qu, Wen-sheng
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-09-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Subacute combined degeneration (SCD) is a rare cause of demyelination of the dorsal and lateral columns of spinal cord and is a neurogenic complication due to cobalamin deficiency.
Anemia of chronic disease (ACD) occurs in patients with acute or chronic immune activation, including infective endocarditis.
It remains to be elucidated whether ACD patients are more sensitive to suffer from SCD.
Little cases about SCD patients accompanied with ACD have been reported till now.
Here we reported a 36-year-old man with SCD with a medical history of mitral inadequacy over 20 years, who was admitted and transported from another hospital to our hospital due to an 8-month history of gait disturbance, lower limb weakness and paresthesia, and loss of proprioception.
Significant laboratory results and echocardiography suggest iron deficiency anemia and infective endocarditis (IE).
The SCD diagnosis was confirmed by MRI, which showed selective demyelination in the dorsal and lateral columns of spinal cord.
In conclusion, the ACD patients may suffer from SCD, which can be diagnosed by 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Huang, Xiao-Jiang& He, Jia& Qu, Wen-sheng& Tian, Dai-Shi. 2015. A Case of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord with Infective Endocarditis. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059015
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Huang, Xiao-Jiang…[et al.]. A Case of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord with Infective Endocarditis. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059015
American Medical Association (AMA)
Huang, Xiao-Jiang& He, Jia& Qu, Wen-sheng& Tian, Dai-Shi. A Case of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord with Infective Endocarditis. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059015
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059015