Lin Hsin-Yi, Chen Chien-Chih, Lee Yi-Kung, Su Yung-Cheng
Emergency Department, Buddhist Tzu Chi Dalin General Hospital, no. 2, Minsheng Road, Dalin Township, Chiayi County 622, Taiwan.
Case Rep Emerg Med. 2012;2012:170956. doi: 10.1155/2012/170956. Epub 2012 Feb 1.
Atlantoaxial subluxation is a well-known but poorly recognized disease in rheumatoid patients. We report a patient with rheumatoid arthritis whose chief complaint was dyspnea on arrival to the emergency department (ED). After further investigation, spinal cord compression caused by atlantoaxial subluxation was diagnosed. This is an uncommon but important case that ED physicians should be aware of.
寰枢椎半脱位在类风湿患者中是一种广为人知但却认识不足的疾病。我们报告一例类风湿关节炎患者,其主要诉求是抵达急诊科时出现呼吸困难。经过进一步检查,诊断为寰枢椎半脱位导致的脊髓压迫。这是一个不常见但很重要的病例,急诊医生应予以关注。