Abstract | BACKGROUND: CASE DESCRIPTION: This is the first report of a spontaneous shoulder hemorrhage in which a 48-year-old jackhammer operator presented to the emergency department with a sudden onset of right shoulder pain and upper extremity pain and numbness. Imaging studies revealed a hematoma in the right axilla and chest wall. Without evidence of active bleeding or worsening neurologic deficit, this patient was treated conservatively with pain control and observation and eventually experienced a full recovery. Had there been persistent neurologic deficit, however, surgical evacuation would have been indicated. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | A C Heller, T Kuether, S L Barnwell, G Nesbit, K A Wayson |
Journal | Surgical neurology
(Surg Neurol)
Vol. 53
Issue 4
Pg. 356-9
(Apr 2000)
ISSN: 0090-3019 [Print] United States |
PMID | 10825521
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
- Ibuprofen
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Topics |
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
(therapeutic use)
- Angiography
(methods)
- Brachial Plexus
(diagnostic imaging, pathology)
- Brachial Plexus Neuropathies
(complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, etiology, pathology)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Hematoma
(complications, diagnostic imaging, pathology)
- Humans
- Ibuprofen
(therapeutic use)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pain
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Shoulder
(blood supply)
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