[Femoral neuropathy due to a spontaneous hematoma of the iliopsoas muscle during therapy with heparin-calcium].

Abstract

With increased use of anticoagulant agents, femoral neuropathy subsequent to spontaneous hemorrhage within the ileo-psoas muscle has become a serious and more frequent clinical problem. The authors describe one case of femoral neuropathy from iliac muscle hematoma during heparin administration. The successful surgical treatment by decompression and drainage is reported. The anatomical and CT scanning features with the suspected pathogenesis are emphasized, as well as the role of early diagnosis in the assessment of prognosis and for successful operative decompression.

• Authors: P Casoni, R Dalla Valle
• Journal: Acta bio-medica de L'Ateneo parmense : organo della Societa di medicina e scienze naturali di Parma (Acta Biomed Ateneo Parmense) Vol. 65 Issue 5-6 Pg. 289-96 ( 1994) Italy
• Vernacular Title: Neuropatia femorale da ematoma spontaneo del muscolo ileo-psoas in corso di terapia con eparina calcica.
• PMID: 8592921 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Fibrinolytic Agents
• calcium heparin
• Heparin

Topics

• Aged
• Female
• Femoral Nerve (surgery)
• Fibrinolytic Agents (adverse effects)
• Hematoma (chemically induced, complications, diagnosis, surgery)
• Heparin (adverse effects)
• Humans
• Muscular Diseases (chemically induced, complications, diagnosis, surgery)
• Nerve Compression Syndromes (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Psoas Muscles (surgery)