Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome presenting with disseminated bleeding and spinal subdural hemorrhage.
METHODS
Case report.


OBJECTIVE
To report a rare cause of spinal subdural hematoma.


METHODS
A tertiary care university hospital in Andhra Pradesh, India.


METHODS
Detailed evaluation and reporting of a case admitted in the hospital.


RESULTS
A case of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) was found to present with spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma and paraplegia. This is a very rare presentation of APS.


CONCLUSIONS
This article describes a rare case of APS presenting with disseminated bleeding and spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma, resulting in paraplegia.
Jayachandran
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Department of Rheumatology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Rajasekhar
L
L
Narsimulu
G
G
Prasad
V
V
D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D046649:Hematoma, Subdural, Spinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology