Hemoptysis as the Presenting Clinical Sign of a T8-T9 Spine Fracture with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Changes
Joint Authors
Pollina, John
Dimopoulos, Vassilios G.
Siasios, Ioannis
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-06-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a noninflammatory degenerative disease that affects multiple spine levels and, in combination with osteoporosis, makes vertebrae more prone to fractures, especially in elderly people.
We describe a rare case of thoracic fracture in an ankylosed spine in which hemoptysis was the only clinical sign.
The patient (age in the early 80s) presented with chest pain and a cough associated with hemoptysis.
The patient had no complaints of back pain and no neurological symptoms.
Computed tomography (CT) angiography of the chest revealed changes consistent with DISH, with fractures at the T8 and T9 vertebra as well as lung hemorrhage or contusion in the right lung base.
CT and magnetic resonance imaging of the thoracic spine showed similar findings, with a recent T8-T9 fracture and DISH changes.
The patient underwent percutaneous pedicle screw fixation from T7 to T11 and remained neurologically intact with an uneventful postoperative course.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Siasios, Ioannis& Pollina, John& Dimopoulos, Vassilios G.. 2016. Hemoptysis as the Presenting Clinical Sign of a T8-T9 Spine Fracture with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Changes. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Siasios, Ioannis…[et al.]. Hemoptysis as the Presenting Clinical Sign of a T8-T9 Spine Fracture with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Changes. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100739
American Medical Association (AMA)
Siasios, Ioannis& Pollina, John& Dimopoulos, Vassilios G.. Hemoptysis as the Presenting Clinical Sign of a T8-T9 Spine Fracture with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Changes. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100739
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100739