Case Report: Intracranial Extra-Medullary Hematopoiesis in a Child with Osteopetrosis | ||
| The Medical Journal of Cairo University | ||
| Article 46, Volume 86, September, September 2018, Pages 2507-2510 PDF (274.2 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjcu.2018.57881 | ||
| Author | ||
| SHAKIR A. ALJERDAH, M.D. | ||
| The Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Background: To present a case report of intracranial extra-medullary intracranial hematopoiesis in a Saudi female child with osteopetrosis. Case Report: We report a case of a Saudi girl child aged seven years, who presented to the Emergency Department of Najran University Hospital, with headache, repeated vomiting and decreased level of consciousness. She was previously diagnosed as a case of osteopetrosis at the age of one year. She was found to have intracranial extra-medullary hemat-opoiesis, as evidenced by CT brain along with subsequent intracranial complications. Conclusions: Osteopetrosis is a rare disease, especially among children. Its complications should be considered in management of children with osteopetrosis complaining of manifestations of increased intracranial pressure. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Osteopetrosis – Extramedullary hematopoiesis – Hydrocephalus – Optic nerve atrophy – Splenec-tomy | ||
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