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01-09-2011 | Case Report
Sudden paraplegia following epidural lipomatosis and thoracal compression fracture after long-term steroid therapy: a case report
Published in: Rheumatology International | Issue 9/2011
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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.