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Rheumatol Int
; 31(9): 1227-9, 2011 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20012627
ABSTRACT
Sudden paraplegia secondary to the posterior spinal epidural compression and vertebral compression fracture as a complication in corticosteroid treatment is extremely rare. The authors presented a case 49-year-old man with chronic relapsing attack of Still's disease. After the identification of pathology, the surgical evacuation of lipid tissue and pedicle-based instrumentation showed therapeutic success. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case showing both vertebral fracture and paraplegia that required urgent surgery in the follow-up Still's disease.