Spontaneous Neck Hematoma in a Patient with Fibromuscular Dysplasia : A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Joint Authors

Cohen, Oded
Lahav, Yonatan
Halperin, Doron
Yehuda, Moshe
Adi, Meital

Source

Case Reports in Otolaryngology

Issue

Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2013-09-26

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Background.

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a vascular disease that may present as aneurysms in the cervical arteries.

Spontaneous neck hematoma is a rare life threatening medical condition.

This is the first report of neck hematoma in a patient with FMD.

Methods and Results.

We present a case of a 69-year-old woman, with diagnosed cervical FMD and a 3-day history of sore throat and neck pain, who presented with enlarging neck hematoma.

No active bleeding was noticed on CT angiography, airway was not compromised, and patient was managed conservatively.

Next day, invasive angiography was performed, and no bleeding vessel was demonstrated.

Patient has improved and was discharged after 5 days of hospitalization.

We have discussed the different etiology of this condition, focusing on systemic vascular diseases.

Conclusion.

Complaint of neck pain in a patient with a FMD should raise suspicion for possible neck hematoma.

Conversely, spontaneous neck hematoma without clear etiology should raise suspicion for a systemic vascular disease.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Cohen, Oded& Yehuda, Moshe& Adi, Meital& Lahav, Yonatan& Halperin, Doron. 2013. Spontaneous Neck Hematoma in a Patient with Fibromuscular Dysplasia : A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465171

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Cohen, Oded…[et al.]. Spontaneous Neck Hematoma in a Patient with Fibromuscular Dysplasia : A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465171

American Medical Association (AMA)

Cohen, Oded& Yehuda, Moshe& Adi, Meital& Lahav, Yonatan& Halperin, Doron. Spontaneous Neck Hematoma in a Patient with Fibromuscular Dysplasia : A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465171

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-465171