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Title: Thalassaemia intermedia presenting with compressive myelopathy: a case report. Author: Bhattacharyya B, Ghosh SK, Dhibar T, Chattopadhyay A, Ghosh SN, Bhadra AK, Ghorai PK. Journal: J Indian Med Assoc; 2013 May; 111(5):347, 349. PubMed ID: 24765699. Abstract: Extramedullary haematopoiesis leading to spinal cord compression is a rare complication of thalassaemia. An interesting case has been reported where a diagnosis of thalassaemia intermedia was made at the age of 35 years in a male patient with no history of blood transfusion, who presented with compressive myelopathy caused by extramedullary haematopoietic tissue in epidural space. The patient recovered after surgical decompression.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]