Syringomyelia in a patient with rheumatoid subluxation of the cervical spine.
A patient with rheumatoid damage of the cervical spine with cervical cord compression, complaining of a typical syringomyelic syndrome is described. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed cord compression due to an upward displacement of the odontoid peg with a mass of pannus behind the dens, and a syrinx cavity extending from C1 to T1. We postulate that this patient's syringomyelia probably represents a complication of cervical rheumatoid arthritis that has not been described.
Tumiati
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2nd Department of Medicine, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Casoli
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D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000473:pathology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology