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Spontaneous Epidural Hemorrhage in Sickle Cell Disease, Are They All the Same? A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-06-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Trauma to the skull causing injury to the middle meningeal artery, middle meningeal vein, or dural venous sinuses is responsible for most cases of epidural hemorrhage (EDH).
Spontaneous EDH is a rare entity in clinical practice.
Common causes include sinusitis, coagulation abnormalities, dural metastasis, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Isolated nontraumatic EDH is an exceedingly rare complication of sickle cell disease (SCD).
We report a case of spontaneous EDH in a patient with SCD and review the world literature regarding this rare entity.
A 20-year-old African American female with sickle cell disease presented with vaso-occlusive crisis.
About 24 hours after hospital admission, the patient had sudden deterioration of her mental status.
An emergent CT scan of the head revealed a large right-sided frontoparietal epidural hematoma with midline shift, subfalcine, and uncal herniation.
The patient underwent emergent hematoma evacuation but died 24 hours after surgery.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Saha, Biplab& Saha, Aditi. 2019. Spontaneous Epidural Hemorrhage in Sickle Cell Disease, Are They All the Same? A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136736
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Saha, Biplab& Saha, Aditi. Spontaneous Epidural Hemorrhage in Sickle Cell Disease, Are They All the Same? A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136736
American Medical Association (AMA)
Saha, Biplab& Saha, Aditi. Spontaneous Epidural Hemorrhage in Sickle Cell Disease, Are They All the Same? A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Hematology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136736
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1136736