Spinal cord compression in homozygous beta thalassaemia.
Spinal cord compression due to extramedullary haemopoietic tissue in a case of beta thalassaemia and G6 PD deficiency is described. Surgical decompression alone had no beneficial effect. However, the addition of radiotherapy proved very useful.
D000328:Adult; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000503:physiopathology; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000503:physiopathology*