Beh�et's disease and late progressive myelopathy in a patient with severe kyphotic deformity following childhood spinal trauma: is there any connection?

Turğut, Mehmet

doi:10.1007/s00586-003-0558-3

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“…[3][4][5][6] We found only one previous case of myelopathy caused by a severe kyphosis due to previous trauma. 2 This patient first developed kyphosis 2 years later and then weakness in her lower limbs 25 years after laminectomy. Approximately 42 years after the surgery, weakness progressed to paraplegia presenting with clinical manifestations appropriate with the level of the apex of kyphosis.…”

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“…1 Kyphosis causing cord compression is very rare in the literature. [2][3][4][5][6] We could find only one previous case of myelopathy caused by a severe kyphosis, which was due to previous trauma in a patient with Behcet's disease. 2 To our knowledge, this is the first case of paraplegia due to kyphoscoliosis that developed after laminectomy.…”

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Post-laminectomy rotokyphoscoliosis causing paraplegia in long term: Case report

Duman

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Yılmaz

et al. 2012

The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

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Context: Childhood laminectomy can lead to spinal deformity. This is a report of a case of paraplegia caused by rotokyphoscoliosis, a late complication of laminectomy. Findings: A 55-year-old woman developed paraplegia due to post-laminectomy kyphoscoliosis. She had surgery for a spinal tumor at age 13 years. She developed kyphosis 2 years after the laminectomy, which has been gradually progressing over the years. She experienced weakness of lower limbs that progressed to paraplegia. There was no evidence for tumor recurrence. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of post-laminectomy kyphoscoliosis causing late-onset paraplegia. Conclusions/clinical relevance: This case highlights a possible long-term complication of laminectomy without stabilization or untreated kyphoscoliosis. Children should be followed closely after laminectomy because development of spinal deformity is very common. Without intervention, the kyphosis might progress and in the long term, serious neurological complications may result, including paraplegia.

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