title: Disappearing large calcified thoracic disc herniation in a patient with thalassaemia.
abstract: Regression of herniated disc fragments with subsequent improvement in clinical symptoms has been reported in the lumbar and cervical spine. Such regressions in the thoracic spine are extremely rare. We report a case of a 38-year-old patient with thalassaemia who had regression of a large calcified herniated thoracic disc causing cord compression, with subsequent herniation of a second calcified disc at a different level and discuss the possible aetiopathogenesis. This is the first such case reported in the thalassaemia population.
authors.affiliation: Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Faiz U
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schallert
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
authors.forename: Amade
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bregy
authors.affiliation: University of Miami, Miami FL.
authors.forename: Judith D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Post
authors.affiliation: University of Miami, Miami FL.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vanni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D057832:Watchful Waiting
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