October Case of the Month
Clinical History:
33 y/o male with progressive loss of motor power and sensory disturbance in arms and legs for 6 months. Now is unable to ambulate or voluntarily control bowel or bladder.
Primary Diagnosis
Melorheostosis.
Secondary Diagnosis
N/A
Diagnosis Discussion
N/A
General Anatomic Area:
Thoracic
Secondary Anatomic Area:
N/A
Disease Category:
Metabolic
Contributor:
Adam E. Flanders, MD
Date:
10/01/2003
Difficulty Level:
Difficult
Pathology Confirmed?:
No
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ACR Category Number:
N/A
Keywords:
hyperostosis,Dysplasias,chordoma, osteocartilagenous tumors, chondrosarcoma,meningocele, dysraphism, tethered cord,disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, sympathetic plexus, spine fractures, spine injury,spinal cord injury, ependymoma, glial cell neoplasms.,osteosclerosis, pseudomeningocele, epidermoid cyst,arachnoid cyst,infectious spondylitis, cold abscess, TB, Potts disease,anticoagulation, epidural hematoma, complications,spine degeneration, facet joint, periarticular cyst, ganglion cyst,intradural spine tumors
