Epidural lipomatosis: case report and literature review.
We report a case of symptomatic epidural lipomatosis in a 36-year-old man following a heart lung transplant and 3.5 years of steroid medication. A review of the pertinent literature emphasises the importance of including this diagnosis in the differential diagnosis of patients receiving steroid medication or markedly obese patients with back pain or symptoms suggesting spinal cord or cauda equina compression.
Hierholzer
J
J
Department of Radiology, Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
Benndorf
G
G
Lehmann
T
T
Schneider
G H
GH
Podrabsky
P
P
Sander
B
B
Sörensen
R
R
Siekmann
R
R
Stoltenburg
G
G
Felix
R
R
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004824:Epidural Space; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011241:Prednisone