Pulmonary embolism presenting as fever in spinal cord injury patients: report of two cases and review of the literature.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-1993
Abstract
Pulmonary embolism is a common, sometimes fatal complication of spinal cord injury. We describe two quadriplegic patients who developed unexplained fever as the sole presenting sign of multiple pulmonary emboli during the subacute phase following injury. These cases and a review of the literature suggest that ventilation-perfusion scanning should be considered in the diagnostic evaluation of fever in patients with recent spinal cord injury even in the absence of other clinical signs of thromboembolic disease.
Volume
16
Issue
3
First Page
157
Last Page
159
ISSN
0195-2307
Published In/Presented At
Stallman, J. S., Aisen, P. S., & Aisen, M. L. (1993). Pulmonary embolism presenting as fever in spinal cord injury patients: report of two cases and review of the literature. The Journal of the American Paraplegia Society, 16(3), 157–159. https://doi.org/10.1080/01952307.1993.11735894
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
8366337
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article