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Pitting oedema in a patient with lumbar disc herniation : case report of an unusual association
Other Title(s)
وزمة منطبعة عند مريض مصاب بانفتاق قرصي قطني : تقرير حالة عن ترابط غير معتاد
Joint Authors
Sadiqiyan, Homa
Motiei Langroudi, Rouzbeh
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 4 (30 Nov. 2017), pp.464-467, 4 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2017-11-30
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Oedema refers to the excessive accumulation of fluid within intercellular tissues as a result of disequilibrium between the capillary hydrostatic and oncotic pressure gradients.
Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) commonly causes lower back pain and radicular leg pain.
We report a 57-year-old female who presented to the neurosurgery clinic of the Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran, in 2015 with pain and pitting oedema in the bilateral lower extremities.
Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a diagnosis of LDH of the L3–L4 and L4–L5 vertebrae.
The patient subsequently underwent a bilateral laminotomy and foraminotomy of the involved vertebrae to relieve her pain.
Following the surgery, there was a complete resolution of the LDH-related symptoms as well as the oedema.
Although LDH has never before been associated with oedema, it may nevertheless cause lower limb oedema in exceptional and rare cases, as highlighted in this patient
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sadiqiyan, Homa& Motiei Langroudi, Rouzbeh. 2017. Pitting oedema in a patient with lumbar disc herniation : case report of an unusual association. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 17, no. 4, pp.464-467.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-799383
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sadiqiyan, Homa& Motiei Langroudi, Rouzbeh. Pitting oedema in a patient with lumbar disc herniation : case report of an unusual association. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 17, no. 4 (Nov. 2017), pp.464-467.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-799383
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sadiqiyan, Homa& Motiei Langroudi, Rouzbeh. Pitting oedema in a patient with lumbar disc herniation : case report of an unusual association. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2017. Vol. 17, no. 4, pp.464-467.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-799383
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 467
Record ID
BIM-799383