Hepatitis C virus-related mixed cryoglobulinemia is a vasculitis, associated with a number of systemic manifestations and diseases. The Authors present a patient with mixed cryoglobulinemia, who developed acute abdominal pain and severe anemia, caused by spontaneous haematoma of rectus abdominis sheath. Prompt diagnosis of this unusual complication of cryoglobulinemia vasculitis may allow conservative treatment and avoid surgery, which is more expensive and invasive. To the best of Author's knowledge, spontaneous rectus sheath haematoma in a patient with cryoglobulinemia has not been previously reported.
Spontaneous rectus shead haematoma in HCV mixed cryglobulinemia requiring emergenzy treatment (case report) / Moschella, Cosima Maria; Palmieri, I; Bartolucci, P; Assenza, Marco; Maiuolo, A; Modini, Claudio. - In: IL GIORNALE DI CHIRURGIA. - ISSN 0391-9005. - Aug-Sep;23(8-9):(2002), pp. 331-333.
Spontaneous rectus shead haematoma in HCV mixed cryglobulinemia requiring emergenzy treatment (case report).
MOSCHELLA, Cosima Maria;ASSENZA, Marco;MODINI, Claudio
2002
Abstract
Hepatitis C virus-related mixed cryoglobulinemia is a vasculitis, associated with a number of systemic manifestations and diseases. The Authors present a patient with mixed cryoglobulinemia, who developed acute abdominal pain and severe anemia, caused by spontaneous haematoma of rectus abdominis sheath. Prompt diagnosis of this unusual complication of cryoglobulinemia vasculitis may allow conservative treatment and avoid surgery, which is more expensive and invasive. To the best of Author's knowledge, spontaneous rectus sheath haematoma in a patient with cryoglobulinemia has not been previously reported.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.